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When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard. ↗

— David Sedaris

#hard #humor #i #i think #look

They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#desert #engaged #horses #night #our

He was a man, he always performed his promises. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#his #man #performed #promises

Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father? ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#father #happy #i #mortal #rejoice

You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach you than when you approach them. ↗

— Peace Pilgrim

#better #much #people #position #talk

I carried out my orders until arrested. I had no sense that I was spying, and I ask that this be taken into account in deciding my verdict. ↗

— Witold Pilecki

#arrested #ask #carried #deciding #had

It's very clear that the Bush Administration is out of control. It contains some truly dangerous people. ↗

— John Pilger

#bush #bush administration #clear #contains #control

How can you dare teach a man to read until you've taught him everything else first? ↗

— Giorgos Seferis

#else #everything #first #him #how

Vietnam was as much a laboratory experiment as a war. ↗

— John Pilger

#laboratory #much #vietnam #war

The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things. ↗

— Peace Pilgrim

#conquers #earth #greatest #love #love is