To concern yourself with surface political conflicts is to make the mistake of the bull in the ring, you are charging the cloth. That is what politics is for, to teach you the cloth. Just as the bullfighter teaches the bull, teaches him to follow, obey the cloth.

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Language is a virus from outer space.

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You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

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I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.

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Every word is autobiographical, and every word is fiction.

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What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.

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There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.

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I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.

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We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

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There are no innocent bystanders ... what are they doing there in the first place?

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