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Drugs have a long history of use in magic in various cultures, and usually in the context of either ecstatic communal rituals or in personal vision quests. However compared to people in simple pastoral tribal situations most people in developed countries now live in a perpetual state of mental hyperactivity with overactive imaginations anyway, so throwing drugs in on top of this usually just leads to confusion and a further loss of focus. Plus as the real Shamans say, if you really do succeed in opening a door with a drug it will thereafter open at will and most such substances give all they will ever give on the first attempt. ↗

— Peter J. Carroll

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If a man tells you that he is fond of the Imitation, view him with sudden suspicion; he is either a dabbler or a Saint. ↗

— Ronald A. Knox

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Everyone in life has a purpose, even if it's to serve as a bad example ↗

— Carroll Bryant

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Jazz is democracy in music. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

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The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them. ↗

— Rachel Maddow

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The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools. ↗

— Larry Niven

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A city's only ever three hot meals away from anarchy. ↗

— Alastair Reynolds

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I mean, I've had bartenders and waiters and waitresses make a comment about a joke of mine, like pointing out some sort of logic error or something that I've never even thought about, and they're right. ↗

— Todd Barry

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A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment. ↗

— Richard Cobden

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When I come to work each day, whether as a commentator for TheStreet.com or a host of Mad Money With Jim Cramer, I have only one thought in mind: helping people with their money. ↗

— Jim Cramer

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