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Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

#might #pious #upon #volumes #written

I do know that God created us equal and we're not living up to it. ↗

— Jayne Mansfield

#equal #god #i #i do #know

I like being a pin-up girl. There's nothing wrong with it. ↗

— Jayne Mansfield

#girl #i #like #nothing #pin-up

We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#being #comfortable #live #more #much

The burden of originality is one that most people don't want to accept. They'd rather sit in front of the TV and let that tell them what they're supposed to like, what they're supposed to buy, and what they're supposed to laugh at. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#burden #buy #front #laugh #like

Growing up going to Christian school and the concept that you're born a sinner and you don't really have a choice to change who you are has been hammered into my head and created the entire reason why I made art and made a band and made records called 'Antichrist Superstar.' ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#art #band #been #born #called

But long story short, I didn't start doing stand-up because I wanted to have a TV show or be an actor or even wanted to write sketch comedy. I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. ↗

— Demetri Martin

#because #comedy #doing #even #got

Ultimately, because I'm an artist, I can't ever consider myself a nihilist, so I suppose I'm optimistic. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#because #consider #ever #i #myself

I think it's a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#appreciate #because #boot #done #failed

I mean, it's the life lessons that I suppose you learn that nobody gets a free ride and that you do the best you can with the means that you can and try to open yourself to as much knowledge and all that that you can. ↗

— Joe Mantegna

#free #gets #i #knowledge #learn