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" God is a concept by which we measure our pain. "

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" The more I see the less I know for sure. "

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" We were all on this ship in the sixties, our generation, a ship going to discover the New World. And the Beatles were in the crow's nest of that ship. "

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" Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. "

" My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all. "

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