A Quote by Marlon Brando
The four pillars of wisdom that support journalistic endeavors are: lies, stupidity, money-grubbing, and ethical irresponsibility.
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Sorry. But I don't need some money-grubbing preacher defining my relationship with God.
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All the major discussion sites are owned by large money-grubbing corporations, and their platforms are closed source. It's incredibly toxic.
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I need money. I have a staff of 30, and four houses, never mind the government, to support.
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In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty...in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is the prison of past conditioning. And in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe.
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