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Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

People say there are no atheists in foxholes. A lot of people think this is a good argument against atheism. Personally, I think it’s a much better argument against foxholes Picture Quote #1

Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back Picture Quote #1

The most exquisite pleasure in the practice of medicine comes from nudging a layman in the direction of terror, then bringing him back to safety again Picture Quote #1

Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer Picture Quote #1

I think you guys are going to have to come up with a lot of wonderful new lies, or people just aren’t going to want to go on living Picture Quote #1

He is in a constant state of stage fright, he says, because he never knows what part of his life he is going to have to act in next Picture Quote #1

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I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle Picture Quote #1

I don’t reveal to her that I love her. I keep poker faced. She might as well be looking at a cantaloupe, there is so little information in my face, but my heart is beating Picture Quote #1

Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia Picture Quote #1

I am simply impressed by the unexpected insights which shower down on me when my job is to imagine, as contrasted with the woodenly familiar ideas which clutter my desk when my job is to tell the truth Picture Quote #1

I just know that there are plenty of people who are in terrible trouble and can’t get out. And so I’m impatient with those who think that it’s easy for people to get out of trouble Picture Quote #1

To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it Picture Quote #1

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Plato says that the unexamined life is not worth living. But what if the examined life turns out to be a clunker as well? Picture Quote #1

Even as I speak, the very last polar bear may be dying of hunger on account of climate change, on account of us. And I sure miss the polar bears. Their babies are so warm and cuddly and trusting, just like ours Picture Quote #1

The planet was being destroyed by manufacturing processes, and what was being manufactured was lousy, by and large Picture Quote #1

So, in the interests of survival, they trained themselves to be agreeing machines instead of thinking machines. All their minds had to do was to discover what other people were thinking, and then they thought that, too Picture Quote #1

I have no culture, no humane harmony in my brains. I can’t live without a culture anymore Picture Quote #1

If your brains were dynamite there wouldn’t be enough to blow your hat off Picture Quote #1

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And we all vied, in saving face, to be the greatest student of human nature, the person with the quickest sense of humor Picture Quote #1

Perhaps some people really are born unhappy. I surely hope not. Speaking for my sister and myself: We were born with the capacity and determination to be utterly happy all the time. Perhaps even in this we were freaks. Hi ho Picture Quote #1

If a person survives an ordinary span of sixty years or more, there is every chance that his or her life as a shapely story has ended and all that remains to be experienced is epilogue. Life is not over, but the story is Picture Quote #1

All that has changed, in my opinion, is that, thanks to television, we can hide a great depression. we may even be hiding a third world war Picture Quote #1

People aren’t supposed to look back. I’m certainly not going to do it anymore Picture Quote #1

Anyone unable to understand how useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either Picture Quote #1

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What he meant, of course, was that there would always be wars, that they were as easy to stop as glaciers. I believe that, too. And even if wars didn’t keep coming like glaciers, there would still be plain old death Picture Quote #1

She broke my heart. I didn’t like that much. But that was the price. In this world, you get what you pay for Picture Quote #1

I am a very bad scientist. I will do anything to make a human being feel better, even if it’s unscientific. No scientist worthy of the name could say such a thing Picture Quote #1

This person has just arrived on this planet, knows nothing about it, has no standards by which to judge it. This person does not care what it becomes. It is eager to become absolutely anything it is supposed to be Picture Quote #1

He was seemingly born not only with a gift for language, but with a particularly nasty clock which makes him go crazy every three years or so Picture Quote #1

Earthlings are the great explainers, explaining why this event is structured as it is, telling how other events may be achieved or avoided Picture Quote #1

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People say there are no atheists in foxholes. A lot of people think this is a good argument against atheism. Personally, I think it’s a much better argument against foxholes (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The most exquisite pleasure in the practice of medicine comes from nudging a layman in the direction of terror, then bringing him back to safety again (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I think you guys are going to have to come up with a lot of wonderful new lies, or people just aren’t going to want to go on living (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) He is in a constant state of stage fright, he says, because he never knows what part of his life he is going to have to act in next (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I don’t reveal to her that I love her. I keep poker faced. She might as well be looking at a cantaloupe, there is so little information in my face, but my heart is beating (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I am simply impressed by the unexpected insights which shower down on me when my job is to imagine, as contrasted with the woodenly familiar ideas which clutter my desk when my job is to tell the truth (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I just know that there are plenty of people who are in terrible trouble and can’t get out. And so I’m impatient with those who think that it’s easy for people to get out of trouble (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Plato says that the unexamined life is not worth living. But what if the examined life turns out to be a clunker as well? (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Even as I speak, the very last polar bear may be dying of hunger on account of climate change, on account of us. And I sure miss the polar bears. Their babies are so warm and cuddly and trusting, just like ours (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) The planet was being destroyed by manufacturing processes, and what was being manufactured was lousy, by and large (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) So, in the interests of survival, they trained themselves to be agreeing machines instead of thinking machines. All their minds had to do was to discover what other people were thinking, and then they thought that, too (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I have no culture, no humane harmony in my brains. I can’t live without a culture anymore (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) If your brains were dynamite there wouldn’t be enough to blow your hat off (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) And we all vied, in saving face, to be the greatest student of human nature, the person with the quickest sense of humor (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Perhaps some people really are born unhappy. I surely hope not. Speaking for my sister and myself: We were born with the capacity and determination to be utterly happy all the time. Perhaps even in this we were freaks. Hi ho (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) If a person survives an ordinary span of sixty years or more, there is every chance that his or her life as a shapely story has ended and all that remains to be experienced is epilogue. Life is not over, but the story is (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) All that has changed, in my opinion, is that, thanks to television, we can hide a great depression. we may even be hiding a third world war (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) People aren’t supposed to look back. I’m certainly not going to do it anymore (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Anyone unable to understand how useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) What he meant, of course, was that there would always be wars, that they were as easy to stop as glaciers. I believe that, too. And even if wars didn’t keep coming like glaciers, there would still be plain old death (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) She broke my heart. I didn’t like that much. But that was the price. In this world, you get what you pay for (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) I am a very bad scientist. I will do anything to make a human being feel better, even if it’s unscientific. No scientist worthy of the name could say such a thing (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) This person has just arrived on this planet, knows nothing about it, has no standards by which to judge it. This person does not care what it becomes. It is eager to become absolutely anything it is supposed to be (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) He was seemingly born not only with a gift for language, but with a particularly nasty clock which makes him go crazy every three years or so (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes) Earthlings are the great explainers, explaining why this event is structured as it is, telling how other events may be achieved or avoided (Kurt Vonnegut Quotes)

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