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762I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did'. Kurt Vonnegut
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725I am eternally grateful.. for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on. Kurt Vonnegut
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I am eternally grateful.. for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on. -
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How nice--to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive. -
750All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is. Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I've said before, bugs in amber. Kurt Vonnegut
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All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is. Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I've... -
738Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops. Kurt Vonnegut
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Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops. -
604A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. Kurt Vonnegut
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A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. -
573Just because some of us can read and write and do a little math, that doesn't mean we deserve to conquer the Universe. Kurt Vonnegut
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Just because some of us can read and write and do a little math, that doesn't mean we deserve to conquer the Universe. -
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We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be. -
590Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful. Kurt Vonnegut
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Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful. -
647Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. Kurt Vonnegut
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577Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. Kurt Vonnegut
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Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. -
577Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything. Kurt Vonnegut
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Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything. -
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593Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind. Kurt Vonnegut
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Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind. -
583The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how heartless and greedy they were. Kurt Vonnegut
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The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how heartless and greedy they were. -
595New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become. Kurt Vonnegut
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New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become. -
606I think that novels that leave out technology misrepresent life as badly as Victorians misrepresented life by leaving out sex. Kurt Vonnegut
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I think that novels that leave out technology misrepresent life as badly as Victorians misrepresented life by leaving out sex. -
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Humor is an almost physiological response to fear. -
617Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college. Kurt Vonnegut
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Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to... -
579There 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. Kurt Vonnegut
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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.