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Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book. ~ Jane Smiley
People Know What They Do ~ Michel Foucault
“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.” ~ Michel Foucault
Accept The Obvious
“The most difficult thing to get people to do is to accept the obvious.” ~ Dick Gregory
Controlling The Mind ~ Edward Bernays
“If we understand the mechanisms and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing it In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are …
A Third Choice ~ Meg White, Musician
Ray Bradbury Quote: Television
The television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every night, staring fixedly, that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little. ~Ray Bradbury, The Golden Apples of the Sun
Mad Ones ~ Jack Kerouac
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved.” ~ Jack Kerouac
One Sentence Fiction
He’s known as the ‘why’ man, for he is always asking the why of everything.
Go To The People ~ Lao Tzu
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Democracy ~ Howard Zinn
“Democracy depends on citizens being informed, and since our media, especially television (which is the most important source of news for most Americans) reports mostly what the people in power do, and repeats what the people in power say, the public is badly informed, and it means we cannot really say we have a functioning …
Quote: Nicholas Sparks – A Great Paradox
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Quote: Pete Seeger, Small Villages
I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and took care of each other. ~Pete Seeger
Liberty ~ George Orwell
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell
One Sentence Fiction
She’s savoring the all around beauty, of the numerous wild flowers.
One Sentence Fiction
She lives in a household full of mad, whacked-out people.
Six Word Story
Living the life of a nomad.
Iris Murdoch Quote
“Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.” – Iris Murdoch
E. B. White – Library Quote
“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times …
Bill Gates Quote
Six Word Story
The daily daydreamers bus has arrived.
The Republican Party – Alec Baldwin
When Its 100 Degrees In New York – Neil Simon
Reality Quote ~ Jim Morrison
Jack Lemmon Quote
“If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.” – Jack Lemmon
Clean Water
“Clean water is only as far away as the nearest tap, and there are taps everywhere. There’s a faucet everywhere. But the reality is, the water in our toilets is cleaner than the water that most people are drinking.” – Matt Damon
Schools
Commitment To Equality
Technique Of Privatization
“That’s the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital.” – Noam Chomsky
Time To Think
Nobody Is Superior
Eight Things To Remember
Listening
“Don’t ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.” – John Coltrane
Music ~ Ella Fitzgerald
“Music is the universal language … it brings people closer together.” – Ella Fitzgerald
Failure
“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” – George Washington Carver
Quote ~ John F. Kennedy Jr.
Quote ~ Anne Frank
Religion
“The fact is that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, THAT my friends, is true perversion.” – Harvey Milk
Quote ~ Nhat Hanh
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the …
Telephone Quote ~ Fran Lebowitz
The telephone is a good to talk to people without having to offer them a drink. ~Fran Lebowitz
People
“You don’t have to teach people how to be human. You have to teach them how to stop being inhuman.” – Eldridge Cleaver
People
People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad. ~Stephen King
One Sentence Fiction
Willie and Wilma are at the kitchen table, drinking day-old brewed coffee, and both are wondering why it tastes like shit.
Banking
Poor People ~ John Goodman
“People in Medicaid ought to have access to the same insurance as the rest of the population. If they are segregated, it will be a poor plan for poor people.” ~ John Goodman
Old Books
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Short Story
She knew the weather is bad, but she was determined to venture out to the bodega, to get milk, as she had none left. Bundled up, she encountered white out conditions, and soon enough, she got disoriented, and didn’t know where she was. The next morning her son woke up, and his mother was not …
Stephen King Quote
The Right Ideas
Born: March 12, 1922 – Died: October 21, 1969
Strong Opinions
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Poor People
Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor. -Charles Barkley
Love Is
To sing is to love and affirm, to fly and to soar, to coast into the hearts of the people who listen to tell them that life is to live, that love is there, that nothing is a promise, but that beauty exists, and must be hunted for and found. -Joan Baez (Daybreak 1968)
Short Story
he awoke around 2:00 am and he couldn’t get back to sleep he decided to thrown on some clothes and take a walk the air was warm and it made him feel good ambling on down the street he sees two women in black heels totally naked standing at the corner as he approached they …
Quick Fiction
Sam was in his glory, as the woman behind the counter, gave him a bag of day old muffins and doughnuts. She also filled his thermos with fresh brewed coffee. Sam is homeless, and has no job. He forages in the dumpsters for returnable cans and bottles, which keeps him busy. Now he is thankful …
Two People
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. -Ansel Adams
Short Story
She said, your hearing me, but not listening. He said, oh.
Political Speech
Born: November 7, 1913 – Died: January 4, 1960
It Happens To Everyone
Reality
The people who say you are not facing reality actually mean that you are not facing their idea of reality. Reality is above all else a variable. With a firm enough commitment, you can sometimes create a reality which did not exist before. -Margaret Halsey, No Laughing Matter
The Next Generation
Born: July 26, 1894 – Died: November 22, 1963
Nothing Exists ….
100 Word Story
He: Did he do it? She: What did he do? He: I’m asking you, did he do it? She: What did he do? He: You know what he did. She: I have know idea what you are talking about. He: I think you do. She: You think, but you don’t know for sure. He; Well, …
The Only People I Know ……
Born: November 30, 1962
Charlotte Bronte Quote
Charles Bukowski ~ Anger
people are strange: they are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice… ~Charles Bukowski (1920–1994)
People Are Best…
People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf. ~Henry Rollins
Telling Stories
Everybody has a story to tell Whether its fiction or reality interesting humorous or boring we should all give it a listen as we may learn something new and it might give the teller a stronger voice Yes we all are story tellers
Deadline ~ A 100 Word Story
The reporter for the local newspaper, fueled with excessive amounts of caffeine, is typing away like a mad man. His editor loves his work, even though he his in his own world, no one dares to tell him to slow down. The reason is, that a colleague told him to take a break, and that …
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People Will Forget….
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It Is Inhumane…
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Read Books…
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People Who Wonder
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Quiet People
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Nadine Gordimer
Born: November 20, 1923 – Died: July 13, 2014 AZQuotes.com
People …
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People
People can sense when someone is real or fake on TV. -Joey Fatone
Short Story
He said, “Oh shit.” She told him to watch his mouth. So for the rest of the day, he looked into the hand held mirror, never to put it down.
Socrates
Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down. Socrates
Save The Trees
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Bob Newhart
Born: September 5, 1929
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100 Word Story
Joel would do anything, to see his long, lost love. He would walk bare foot on hot coals, a bed of nails or a flooded street. She meant so much to him, but he could not understand why she refused to see him. He would give it one more try and talk to her and …
Saul Bellow On Libraries
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Short Story
He and she, will never see eye to eye, and it will always be like that.
Mark Twain Quote
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Quote By Osho
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Bertrand Russell Quote
“People around you”
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Dreams Quote By Neil Gaiman
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Quick Fiction
Serving coffee and fast food, at the all night diner, which is frequented by people of all walks of life. Always open no matter what the weather is like, and everyone is happy.
“Strong people welcome challenges”
“Strong people embrace change. They welcome challenges.” Photo credit: canva.com Source: “Strong people welcome challenges”
Albert Camus Quote
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Marie Curie Quote
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