Don’t parrot the “wise” ones; always staying one quote behind, forever immersed in the comfort of adoration….make up your OWN quotes and jam with all that are “wise” and “holy.”
Rather than look wistfully up at the pedestal, JUMP up there and have the time of your life!
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
Ironically, This reminds me of Miyamoto Musashi’s quote, “Respect Buddha and the gods but don’t rely on their help.” We must attain our own enlightenment and develop our own mantras, or we become yet another shadow. good post. -genekunedo
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Musashi had it right; I’ve read him over and over and OVER
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Exquisite. About time somebody had the guts to tell the world. To hell with comfortable cliches.
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Watching pop culture I can’t help but suspect that the internet is helping people raise their general awareness and lower their tolerance for cliches. So there’s hope! 🙂
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Yea! Your post is filled with gleeful truth.
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Thank You! 🙂 🙂
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I love making a post on various social media sites, just words with quotation marks. I don’t list the name of the one who uttered or wrote the quote, just leave them guessing. Often because it is -my- quote.
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Great practice! Apparently the quote at end of Fury Road was made by the director. I scoured the internet ‘cos I loved that quote…eventually realized why not make up your own quotes, right?
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