Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

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The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.

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The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

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The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.

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The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

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Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.

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Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.

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The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

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