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" When you are young, there is so much ahead of you, it's like the Saharan desert. You can't even see across it. "
Henry Rollins
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" I am afforded a bit of easy wonderment in relative comfort as to how humans have lasted so long. Climate- and geography-wise, the planet seems to have little use for us. "
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" People will remember that the Tea Party was co-opted and funded by billion-dollar corporations, and that it was supported by Fox News and other outlets with the same vigor with which they attempt to denigrate the Occupy protesters. "
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" My unconditional sure thing is that I don't have one. "
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" You might as well enjoy the day - you never know when and how painfully it could all end. "
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" My mother, a very eclectic listener, had the first Doors album and gave it to me when I expressed interest in the band. It was one of the first records I ever had. As the years passed, the babysitters who used to look after me would bring their Doors albums to the apartment, and that's how I got to hear their later work. "
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" We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success. "
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