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Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.

Rudyard Kipling

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
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Lonely Pay Price Privilege Scare Struggle Tribe Yourself
I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.
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Deal Humanity Myself Nature Powerful Word
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
I have seen something of this world,” she said over the trays, “and there are but two sorts of women in it– those who take the strength out of a man, and those who put it back. Once I was that one, and now I am this.
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Change Growth Myself Strength Transformation Woman World
Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
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City Death Eyes Flower Time
When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your god like a soldier.
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Brain God Soldier Weapon Woman Wound Yourself
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try
When the Man waked up he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.’
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Dog Friendship Himself Man Wild
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Believe Best Myself Save Trouble
If you give someone more than they can do, they will do it. If you give them only what they can do, they will do nothing.
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Ability Work Yourself
If you want something and don’t get it, there are only two reasons. You either really didn’t want it, or you tried to bargain over the price.
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Price Reason Try Yourself
There is no sin greater than ignorance.
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Greatness Ignorance Sin
If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what’s more, you’ll be a man, my son.
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Blame Lose Man Son World Yourself
I’ve just read that I am dead. Don’t forget to delete me from your list of subscribers.
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Death Forget Reading Subscription Yourself
Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
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Advice Deep Fall Past Yourself

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