My special situation was that I was the son and grandson of architects. And so I saw building. … - Kurt Vonnegut

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I studied at the Academy during the years of economic sanctions. Life was almost dead because the sanctions imposed on Iraq by the civilized world were so strict.

Kurt Vonnegut

My special situation was that I was the son and grandson of architects. And so I saw building. We were building the city, and that was exciting.

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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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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

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The secret to success in any human endeavor is total concentration.

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