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The primary difference between a man and a woman is that a man gets his self-esteem when a woman says "yes" and a woman gets hers when she says "no". (Amy's Orgasm)
If, in any culture, children are taught, 'We are all equally unworthy in the sight of God' -
If, in any culture, children are taught, 'You are born in sin and are sinful by nature' -
If children are given a message that amounts to 'Don't think, don't question, *believe*' -
If children are given a message that amounts to 'Who are you to place your mind above that of the priest, the minister, the rabbi?' -
If children are told, 'If you have value it is not because of anything you have done or could ever do, it is only because God loves you' -
If children are told, 'Submission to what you cannot understand is the beginning of morality' -
If children are instructed, 'Do not be "willful", self-assertiveness is the sin of pride' -
If children are instructed, 'Never think that you belong to yourself' -
If children are informed, 'In any clash between your judgement and that of your religious authorities, it is your authorities you must believe', -
If children are informed, 'Self-sacrifice is the foremost virtue and the noblest duty' -
- then consider what will be the likely consequences for the practice of living consciously, or the practice of self-assertiveness, or any of the other pillars of healthy self-esteem.-- Nathaniel Branden ("The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem")
Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.-- George Orwell
Cloning is the sincerest form of flattery.
We shame outselves for the sake of simplicity.
"The Schizophrenic: An Unauthorized Autobiography"
Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence.
"I wanna hold your hand" -- The Beatles.
"I wanna fuck you like an animal" -- Nine Inch Nails.
30 years of rock 'n roll evolution.
"Conviction is a luxury for those on the sidelines."
Gates' Law: Every 18 months, the speed of software halves.
The Two Rules of Success: 1. Don't tell everything you know.
Life is a whim of several billion cells to be you for a while.
"Do not bend the spoon, instead realize the truth."
"The truth?"
"That the spoon effect will be added later by some sort of SGI workstation."
Sometimes you have more perspective than the situation, sometimes the situation has more perspective than you.
"It's been reported that John Bobbitt's porno movie grossed over 10 million. I'm not sure whether that's dollars or people."-- Conan O'Brien
"All truth passes through three stages: first, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; third, it is accepted as being self-evident"-- Schopenhauer
"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently."-- Nietzsche
Selfish, adj.: Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.-- Ambrose Bierce