A Quote by Harlan Ellison
My philosophy of life is that the meek shall inherit nothing but debasement, frustration, and ignoble deaths.
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My philosophy of life is that the meek shall inherit nothing but debasement, frustration and ignoble deaths; that there is security in personal strength; that you can fight City Hall and win; that any action is better than no action, even if it's the wrong action; that you never reach glory or self-fulfillment unless you're willing to risk everything, dare anything, put yourself dead on the line every time; and that once one becomes strong or rich or potent or powerful it is the responsibility of the strong to help the weak become strong.
Though the meek shall inherit the earth, but don't forget:
The poor are the ones who inherit the debt.
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And the meek shall inherit the earth.
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Beware the meek ... for we shall attempt to inherit the Earth.
The meek shall inherit the earth. They won't have the nerve to refuse it.
The meek shall inherit the earth - a 6 foot plot above them.
The English are mentioned in the Bible; Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
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If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known.
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It was Rachel Carson's famous book 'Silent Spring' that got me involved with the environment. I read it in The New Yorker, in installments. Up to then, I'd thought the main job to do is help the meek inherit the Earth. And I still, that's a job that's got to be done. But I realized if we didn't do something soon, what the meek would inherit would be a pretty poisonous place to live.
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