The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting.
CHARLES BUKOWSKIDeath meant little to me. It was the last joke in a series of bad jokes.
More Charles Bukowski Quotes
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If you’re losing your soul and you know it, then you’ve still got a soul left to lose.
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We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.
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Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?
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We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system.
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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.
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I guess the only time most people think about injustice is when it happens to them.
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The wisest thing to do if you’re living in hell is to make yourself comfortable.
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Success is always dangerous. It can make an asshole out of anybody.
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You have to die a few times before you can really live.
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The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it – basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.
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If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start.
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I don’t remember going to bed, but in the morning, there I was.
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Being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.
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Love is a fog that burns with the first daylight of reality.
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The crowd is the gathering place of the weakest; true creation is a solitary act.
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