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- If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to?
- Bette Midler (1945 - )
- The right to vote is a *consequence*, not a primary cause, of a free social system -- and its value depends on the constitutional structure implementing and strictly delimiting the voters' power; unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny.
- Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982)
- The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.
- Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993)
- Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, especially if the goods are worthless.
- Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951)
- This country has been strip-mined by rich and powerful interests. If you dont like what they're doing, don't just sit there. Vote them out.
- Ralph Nader (1934 - ), Playboy Interview - June 1992
- Big nations are like chickens. They like to make big noises, but very often it is no more than squabbling.
- Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Playboy Interview - December 1963
- No national political party is going to nominate another right-wing candidate for a long time.
- Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Playboy Interview - May 1966
- Racism, pollution and the rest of it are themselves very close to extinction.
- R. Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983), Playboy Interview - February 1972
- The human race may well become extinct before the end of the century.
- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Playboy Interview - March 1963
- The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it! (It's rather like getting tenure.)
- Daniel Dennett, from CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLAINED p. 177
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