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"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

 

"Do I dare

Disturb the universe?

In a minute there is time

For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse."

 

 

― both by T.S. Eliot

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"Do I dare

Disturb the universe?

In a minute there is time

For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse."

 

― both by T.S. Eliot

 

"So many decisions, a million revisions

Caught between darkness and light..."

 

-Neil Peart

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Ah, The great George Galloway.

 

Despite being portrayed as an idiot, especially after his "Cat impersonation"

 

I will never forget his appearance in Washington where he was facing a whole series of trumped up charges involving Saddam Hussein.

 

He tore them apart.

 

Here's part one where they lay out the charges and George is given the right of reply.

 

To say he owned them and made them look pathetic, would be the understatement of the century.

 

Watch the whole thing, it's 45 minutes of sheer brilliance.

 

What the American's thought they would gain from having a go at him is a mystery, but they clearly had no idea

 

who or what they were dealing with

 

Suffice to say, they will think twice before trying it again with a British MP. It is simply no contest.

 

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"It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful places in the world, the history is fascinating, the men are handsome and the whisky is delicious. But don't eat the macaroni pies."

 

J.K. Rowling talking about living in Scotland.

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"I ain't draft dodging. I ain't burning no flag. I ain't running to Canada. I'm staying right here. You want to send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I've been in jail for 400 years. I could be there for 4 or 5 more, but I ain't going no 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I want to die, I'll die right here, right now, fightin' you, if I want to die. You my enemy, not no Chinese, no Vietcong, no Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom. You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want equality. Want me to go somewhere and fight for you? You won't even stand up for me right here in America, for my rights and my religious beliefs. You won't even stand up for my right here at home."

 

 

Muhammad Ali

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Ah, The great George Galloway.

 

Despite being portrayed as an idiot, especially after his "Cat impersonation"

 

I will never forget his appearance in Washington where he was facing a whole series of trumped up charges involving Saddam Hussein.

 

He tore them apart.

 

Here's part one where they lay out the charges and George is given the right of reply.

 

To say he owned them and made them look pathetic, would be the understatement of the century.

 

Watch the whole thing, it's 45 minutes of sheer brilliance.

 

What the American's thought they would gain from having a go at him is a mystery, but they clearly had no idea

 

who or what they were dealing with

 

Suffice to say, they will think twice before trying it again with a British MP. It is simply no contest.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnflzhtDkJM

 

 

 

He could well be more respected in the US for that speech alone than what he is here! Over here he's this, "AAAAAAHHHH muslim communist terrorist loving britain hating religious fanatic freak AAAAAAHHHH!!!!" He's considered "controversial" for being anti-war, I don't get it.

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"I ain't draft dodging. I ain't burning no flag. I ain't running to Canada. I'm staying right here. You want to send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I've been in jail for 400 years. I could be there for 4 or 5 more, but I ain't going no 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I want to die, I'll die right here, right now, fightin' you, if I want to die. You my enemy, not no Chinese, no Vietcong, no Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom. You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want equality. Want me to go somewhere and fight for you? You won't even stand up for me right here in America, for my rights and my religious beliefs. You won't even stand up for my right here at home."

 

 

Muhammad Ali

 

^^^

 

This.

THIS.

A THOUSAND TIMES THIS.

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"I’ve found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk, that keep the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love..." - Gandalf (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) Edited by ReGorLaTroy
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:yes:

 

Great quote, really.

 

Respect is among the basic things in this world, since its existance. It solves troubles, it's light to carry inside and healthy.

Everybody likes it.

Silly quote, political correctness goes well beyond that. You might as well substitute the word "mustard", it would be just as accurate.

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"Oh, the rich man, the poor man, the saint and the sinner

The wise man, the simpleton, the loser and the winner

We are all the same to Him

Stripped of our clothes and all the things we own

The day that we are born

We are all God's children..."

(The Kinks)

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"Concentrate on what you want to say to yourself and your friends. Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness. You say what you want to say when you don't care who's listening."

 

-- Allen Ginsberg

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"It's good to be able to deal with anger somehow other than drinking, fighting, crashing cars, hitting your kid, your wife, your husband, your whatever. Paintbrushes, pens, movie cameras, guitars, microphones, typewriters - these are good things. Weights. These are positive ways, good ways to deal with anger, frustration, alienation, rage. 'Cause all the other ways do nothing but hurt people."

 

 

Henry Rollins

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Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.

 

Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.

 

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

 

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

 

There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.

 

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

 

If you are going through hell, keep going.

 

Winston Churchill

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Ethnocentrism is one thing, but I see nothing wrong with people who are proud of their heritages. Good on them.

 

If someone's born with lower limb reductions, a genetic accident, then sure they should be proud. A lot of that would be due to what Carlin's saying about achieving yourself, since the child would be adapting to the disability, but there still is nothing wrong with being proud about something innate about you.

 

 

All I really took from this George Carlin quote was this: George Carlin doesn't understand the definition of pride.

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Ethnocentrism is one thing, but I see nothing wrong with people who are proud of their heritages. Good on them.

 

If someone's born with lower limb reductions, a genetic accident, then sure they should be proud. A lot of that would be due to what Carlin's saying about achieving yourself, since the child would be adapting to the disability, but there still is nothing wrong with being proud about something innate about you.

 

 

All I really took from this George Carlin quote was this: George Carlin doesn't understand the definition of pride.

 

 

That's a good point I hadn't really taken into consideration before posting, I agree.

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This is one that touched me deeply when I first read it, and as I get older I appreciate it more and more:

 

“So do we pass the ghosts that haunt us later in our lives; they sit undramatically by the roadside like poor beggars, and we see them only from the corners of our eyes, if we see them at all. The idea that they have been waiting there for us rarely crosses our minds. Yet they do wait, and when we have passed, they gather up their bundles of memory and fall in behind, treading in our footsteps and catching up, little by little.”

 

It's by Stephen King.

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Ethnocentrism is one thing, but I see nothing wrong with people who are proud of their heritages. Good on them.

 

If someone's born with lower limb reductions, a genetic accident, then sure they should be proud. A lot of that would be due to what Carlin's saying about achieving yourself, since the child would be adapting to the disability, but there still is nothing wrong with being proud about something innate about you.

 

 

All I really took from this George Carlin quote was this: George Carlin doesn't understand the definition of pride.

 

What about pride being one of the seven deadly sins? Clearly Carlin wasn't the first to see pride as a bad thing.

 

In regards to being proud of your national heritage, well, we can look at Germany as a test case. In the 30s-40s Germany took nationalism and patriotism to the extreme. Things have turned completely around since then, and today Germany is a very humble and modest country. There, nationalism is a bad word that conjures up memories they do not want (and with good reason: the WWII atrocities were conducted by a different generation, one who is now either elderly or gone). If you go to Germany today you will not find the proverbial patriot running around waving flags and shouting "Wooooo, Germany rules!" So keep that in mind during discussions of pride.

 

But back to Carlin's quote, I completely agree. The fact that I happen to have been born a particular ethnicity or nationality is no reason for pride; that would imply that one is better than another, and isn't that what all of our wars are based upon?

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Ethnocentrism is one thing, but I see nothing wrong with people who are proud of their heritages. Good on them.

 

If someone's born with lower limb reductions, a genetic accident, then sure they should be proud. A lot of that would be due to what Carlin's saying about achieving yourself, since the child would be adapting to the disability, but there still is nothing wrong with being proud about something innate about you.

 

 

All I really took from this George Carlin quote was this: George Carlin doesn't understand the definition of pride.

 

What about pride being one of the seven deadly sins? Clearly Carlin wasn't the first to see pride as a bad thing.

 

In regards to being proud of your national heritage, well, we can look at Germany as a test case. In the 30s-40s Germany took nationalism and patriotism to the extreme. Things have turned completely around since then, and today Germany is a very humble and modest country. There, nationalism is a bad word that conjures up memories they do not want (and with good reason: the WWII atrocities were conducted by a different generation, one who is now either elderly or gone). If you go to Germany today you will not find the proverbial patriot running around waving flags and shouting "Wooooo, Germany rules!" So keep that in mind during discussions of pride.

 

But back to Carlin's quote, I completely agree. The fact that I happen to have been born a particular ethnicity or nationality is no reason for pride; that would imply that one is better than another, and isn't that what all of our wars are based upon?

 

A major source of ethnic pride in this country was born from racist abuse. The Irish and Italians who came to this country in the 1800's and early 1900's were treated like vermin on the East Coast. That abuse sewed the seeds of Irish-American and Italian-American pride.

 

But in principle, yes, pride in one's ethnic heritage doesn't mean much on its own. People still have to earn respect from others, regardless of their lineage.

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