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~ Kurt Vonnegut Quotes ~
« on: February 11, 2015, 01:37:25 PM »
Kurt Vonnegut Quotes


One of the most influential American writers of the 20th century.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., was one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century. He wrote such works as Cat's Cradle (1963), Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), and Breakfast of Champions (1973) blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction. He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association.

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I'd rather have written 'Cheers' than anything I've written.
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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2015, 01:37:55 PM »
The secret to success in any human endeavor is total concentration.
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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2015, 01:38:28 PM »
The practice of art isn't to make a living. It's to make your soul grow.
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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2015, 01:38:55 PM »
We are what we pretend to be so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2015, 01:39:24 PM »
History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.
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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2015, 01:39:55 PM »
Educating a beautiful woman is like pouring honey into a fine Swiss watch: everything stops.
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« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2015, 01:40:23 PM »
The worst thing that could happen to anybody would be to not be used for anything by anybody.
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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2015, 01:40:54 PM »
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
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« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2015, 01:41:25 PM »
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts And don't put up with people that are reckless with yours.
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« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2015, 01:41:58 PM »
Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.
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« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2015, 01:42:36 PM »
New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with the richer we become.
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« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2015, 01:43:12 PM »
Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV you can only be one of two kinds of human beings either a liberal or a conservative.
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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2015, 01:43:51 PM »
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
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« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2015, 01:44:24 PM »
There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.
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« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2015, 01:44:56 PM »
Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.
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