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What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#disappeared #in the past #learning #literature #much

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I. ↗

— Oscar Levant

#am #blue #i #red #roses

Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy. ↗

— Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

#being lazy #drinking #everything #except #lazy

I just noticed recently that in one book after another I seem to find an excuse to find some character who, to put it idiotically simply, is allowed to talk crazy. ↗

— Jonathan Lethem

#allowed #another #book #character #crazy

Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger. ↗

— David Letterman

#good #having #importance #next #pull

New York... when civilization falls apart, remember, we were way ahead of you. ↗

— David Letterman

#apart #civilization #falls #new #new york

President Bush has been silent on Schwarzenegger. Of course, he can't pronounce Schwarzenegger. ↗

— David Letterman

#bush #course #president #president bush #pronounce

Schizophrenia beats dining alone. ↗

— Oscar Levant

#beats #dining #schizophrenia

Seriously, 'Honey Boo Boo' is the decay of Western civilization. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good. ↗

— Adam Levine

#boo #civilization #decay #good #honey

More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that mom's got to be the one who stays home, not dad. ↗

— James Levine

#amazed #assume #couples #cultural #dad