I think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in evolution. We became too self–aware. Nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself — we are creatures that should not exist by natural law. We are things that labor under the illusion of having a self, that accretion of sensory experience and feelings, programmed with total assurance that we are each somebody, when in fact everybody's nobody. I think the honorable thing for our species to do is to deny our programming. Stop reproducing, walk hand in hand into extinction — one last midnight, brothers and sisters opting out of a raw deal.
Life’s barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.
Well, once, there was only dark. If you ask me, the light's winning.
Marty: What do you call a black man who flies a plane?
Bobby: I don’t know.
Marty: Pilot, you racist bastard.
People that give me advice, I reckon they're talking to themselves.
Look, I'd consider myself a realist, alright? But in philosophical terms, I'm what's called a pessimist.
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