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In life, man proposes, God disposes.

Aldous Huxley

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Aldous Huxley
Age: 69 †
Born: 1894
Born: July 26
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Professor
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Godalming
Surrey
Aldous Leonard Huxley
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Death is the only thing we haven't succeeded in completely vulgarizing.
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Fortunately, however, birds don't understand pep talks. Not even St. Francis'. Just imagine, he went on, preaching sermons to perfectly good thrushes and goldfinches and chiff-chaffs! What presumption! Why couldn't he have kept his mouth shut and let the birds preach to him?
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People believe in God because they've been conditioned to believe in God.
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We don't want to change. Every change is a menace to stability.
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The critics don't interest me because they're concerned with what's past and done, while I'm concerned with what comes next.
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