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This is a phenomenal song by Ziggy. And I can't help but giggle at how well this portrays the '80s.

Do good, and good gives
Act in vain, and vain remains
Follow your path through word of heart
Listen to the wind with Love within
Seek out the soul you feel from without
Find the treasure you dream about
With heart in hand you'll always stand
Else God has for you yet another plan

Watch for signs that fall in your stead
Tie to those, the dreams in your head
When a connection prevails and all is told
You will finally know the Soul of the World

'O Philosopher's Stone, Elixer of Life,
Guide me through eternal strife
Through clouds above, beyond the Sun
Through waves in space to where it all begun
Then with mind in view, and Love so true
Melt with me and all who knew
For One is All, and All is You
Love project, combined, and reused.

"Cause I gotta tell you the truth folks, I gotta tell you the truth...when it comes to bull shit,
big time, major league bull shit, you have to stand in awe of the all time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims: Religion. Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man.. living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of every day, and the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do, and if you do any of these special things he has a place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry for ever and ever until the end of time....but he loves you...he loves you. He loves you and he needs MONEY, he always needs money. He's all powerful, all perfect, all knowing, and all wise, somehow, *click*, just can't handle money. Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more...now, you talk about a good bull shit story: holy shit."

- George Carlin

"They must find it difficult...
Those who have taken authority as the truth,
Rather than truth as the authority."

-G. Massey, Egyptologist

Life's like a ride in an amusement park; and when you go on it you think it's real, because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and 'round and 'round. It has thrills, and chills, and it's very brightly coloured. And it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Some have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question, 'is this real, or is it just a ride?' And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and they say, 'hey, don't worry, don't be afraid ever. 'Cause this is just a ride.' And we kill those people, 'Shut him up, I've got a lot invested in this ride, Shut him up!' Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account and my family. This has to be real... It's just a ride ... But we'll kill those good guys that try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the daemons run em up; but it doesn't matter, 'cause it's just a ride and we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice, no effort, no work, no job, no savings of money, just a choice right now: between fear...and love.

- Bill Hicks

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting by the world forgot
Eternal sunshine of a spottless mind
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;"

- Alexander Pope

"... by definition, a human being is endowed with free will. He can use this to choose between good and evil. If he can only perform good or only perform evil, then he is a clockwork orange--meaning that he has the appearance of an organism lovely with colour and juice but is in fact only a clockwork toy to be wound up by God or the Devil or (since this is increasingly replacing both) the Almighty State. It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil. The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities. This is what the television news is all about. Unfortunately there is so much original sin in us all that we find evil rather attractive."

- Anthony Burgess, Introduction to A Clockwork Orange

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."

- Benjamin Franklin

"A Warrior of Light knows that he has much to be grateful for.

Angels help him in his struggle; celestial forces place each thing in its place, thus allowing him to give it his best.

His companions say: “He’s so lucky!” And the warrior does sometimes achieve things far beyond his capabilities.

That is why, as sunset, he kneels and gives thanks for the Protective Cloak surrounding him.

His gratitude, however, is not limited to the spiritual world; he never forgets his friends, for their blood, mingled with his on the battlefield.

A Warrior does not need to reminded of the help given him by others. He is the first to remember and he makes sure to share with them any rewards he receives."