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Kurt Vonnegut

  • ‘Everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance’

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    “Another flaw in human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance,” said Kurt Vonnegut. Everybody’s wants to start something, but rarely do they want to maintain it. The problem in growing at no costs is that it obviates purpose and integrity. Instead of leading by example, the race to…

  • ‘There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil’

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    There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia. — Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens Of Titan