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I feel that what is probably the greatest enemy of longevity is popularity, and most people die of popularity.
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Be as a lion in the path. Be dangerous even in defeat.
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Yeah, well, I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid, hopefully. And I think we're all a bit crazy if we do anything that's deviant. I've studied a great deal on deviance and aberrant behavior. Most of the interesting people I've ever met have been deviant in one form or another.
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A friend of mine who was a founding father of the Church of Satan, who later I compared notes with, said when he was a kid, he too managed to get into Sallys Nude Ranch, and in the corral he saw his Sunday school teacher!!! That was a real epiphany for him. From that moment on he was a Satanist.
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Satan has been the best friend the Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years!
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I like raunchiness, not like in a biker-chick sort of a way, but like the girl can't help it. Little bruises, a few hairs out of place, a little stain here and there.
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I request reason for your golden rule and ask the why and wherefore of your ten commandments.
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You cannot love everyone it is ridiculous to think you can.
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It has been said the truth will make men free. The truth alone has never set anyone free. It is only DOUBT which will bring mental emancipation.
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I break away from all conventions that do not lead to my earthly success and happiness.
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Why should I not hate mine enemies―if I love them does that not place me at their mercy?
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Religions are easy to invent. Most traditional religions have little or nothing to do with reality, are dependent on obfuscation, interpretation, guilt, and unreasoning faith.
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I'm glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year.
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Satanism is not a white light religion it is a religion of the flesh, the mundane, the carnal - all of which are ruled by Satan, the personification of the Left Hand Path.
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There is not always 'two sides to every issue.' That statement is a ridiculous slogan invoked by vested interests and perpetuated by minds of limited scope.
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There is no heaven, there is no hell, except here on Earth.
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The TV set, or Satanic family altar, has grown more elaborate since the early 50s, from the tiny, fuzzy screen to huge ‘entertainment centers’ covering entire walls with several TV monitors. What started as an innocent respite from everyday life has become in itself a replacement for real life for millions, a major religion of the masses.
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How could you set yourself up as the most powerful institution on earth? You first find out what every man feels at least once a day, establish that as a sin, and set yourself up as the only institution capable of pardoning that sin.
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There are many who would take my time. I shun them. There are some who share my time. I am entertained by them.
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I knew then that the Christian church thrives on hypocrisy, and that man's carnal nature will out...
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