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Alienation1 quote
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone? — Bob Dylan · 1965Cognitive biases1 quote
A man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest. — Simon & Garfunkel · 1970Confirmation bias1 quote
A man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest. — Simon & Garfunkel · 1970Disillusionment1 quote
Still the rain kept pouring, falling on my ears,
And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain. — Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1970Drugs1 quote
Mother needs something today to calm her down,
And though she's not really ill,
There's a little yellow pill
She goes running for the shelter
Of her mother's little helper
And it helps her on her way,
Gets her through her busy day. — The Rolling Stones · 1966Experiencing things1 quote
Well, I can tell you about the river
Or we could just get in. — Bill Callahan · 2007Going for it1 quote
Well, I can tell you about the river
Or we could just get in. — Bill Callahan · 2007Isolation1 quote
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again. — Simon & Garfunkel · 1964Jumping in1 quote
Well, I can tell you about the river
Or we could just get in. — Bill Callahan · 2007Lack of direction1 quote
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone? — Bob Dylan · 1965Macabre1 quote
They're selling postcards of the hanging. — Bob Dylan · 1965Passage of time1 quote
Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours? — Gordon Lightfoot · 1976Vulnerability1 quote
She talks just like a woman, yes, she does
She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl. — Bob Dylan · 1966Women1 quote
She talks just like a woman, yes, she does
She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl. — Bob Dylan · 1966