Let there be nothing harmonious about our children's playthings, lest they grow up expecting peace and order, and … - Kurt Vonnegut - Quotesmemo.com

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That's the difference between the serious artist and the craftsman--the craftsman can take material and because of his abilities do a professional job of it. The serious artist, like Proust, is like an object caught by a wave and swept to shore. He's obsessed by his material; it's like a venom working in his blood and the art is the antidote.

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Kurt Vonnegut

Let there be nothing harmonious about our children's playthings, lest they grow up expecting peace and order, and be eaten alive.

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For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break!

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Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

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It's a terrible waste to be happy and not notice it.

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But I still feel I waste a lot of time leaning on my elbow and thinking to myself, 'alright sucker, now what?'

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