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Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world. A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. Love is the energy of the soul. Love is what heals the personality. There is nothing that cannot be healed by love. There is nothing but love. Autumn is the time when seasons merge because of bare necessity. When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks. The Eskimo has fifty-two names for snow because it is important to them; there ought to be as many for love. The man who says I told you so is making an excuse for not expressing his position clearly in the first place. Those who are willing to sacrifice essential liberties for a little order, will lose both and deserve neither. The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober. The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind. Very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. The quality of the moment is more important than the number of our days. I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea. Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. Life is a waste of time, time is a waste of life, so get wasted all of the time and have the time of your life. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines. Love is the energy of the soul. Love is what heals the personality. There is nothing that cannot be healed by love. There is nothing but love. Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless. The Babylon project was our last, best hope for peace. .. It failed. .. But in the year of the Shadow war it became something greater: our last, best hope .. for victory. The year is 2260, the place: Babylon 5.Too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve. Hope is like a road in the country: there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober. Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. Love is the beauty of the soul Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there? No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it. Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose. When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being. Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. Hatch a dream and then believe it. A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Touch is the most fundamental sense. A baby experiences it, all over, before he is born and long after he learns to use sight, hearing, or taste, and no human ever ceases to need it. Keep your children short on pocket money - but long on hugs. A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks. Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time. The quality of the moment is more important than the number of our days. A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love. Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. All right, Brain, I don't like you and you don't like me -- so let's just do this and I'll get back to killing you with beer. You can widen your life by yourself, but to deepen it you need a friend. The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them. Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself. The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier. When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks. The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them. If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose. Books are the shoes with which we tread the footsteps of great minds. Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you. Not because they are nice, but because you are. The man who says I told you so is making an excuse for not expressing his position clearly in the first place. Life is a waste of time, time is a waste of life, so get wasted all of the time and have the time of your life. No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it. Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself. I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy. Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. You can widen your life by yourself, but to deepen it you need a friend. Each encounter that becomes a friendship turns into a lifeline. One can never have too many, only too many to properly take care of. Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you. Not because they are nice, but because you are. What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. The man who says I told you so is making an excuse for not expressing his position clearly in the first place. What the world really needs is more love and less paper work. Touch is the most fundamental sense. A baby experiences it, all over, before he is born and long after he learns to use sight, hearing, or taste, and no human ever ceases to need it. Keep your children short on pocket money - but long on hugs. Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. A book may lie dormant for fifty years or for two thousand years in a forgotten corner of a library, only to reveal, upon being opened, the marvels or the abysses that it contains, or the line that seems to have been written for me alone. In this respect the writer is not different from any other human being: whatever we say or do can have far-reaching consequences. Too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve. Memory is a child walking along a seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. Who so loves believes the impossible. Those who are willing to sacrifice essential liberties for a little order, will lose both and deserve neither. When love is not madness, it is not love. Too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve. Love is the beauty of the soul. Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there? You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. The best proof of love is trust. Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. Those who are willing to sacrifice essential liberties for a little order, will lose both and deserve neither. Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.
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