The world was a shitpot with a barbed-wire handle and the further he could kick it the better he liked it.

Jim Thompson
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The world is a shitpot and the further it can kick, the better it likes it. This quote is a great example of how we often use our own views and experiences to justify our actions. If we feel we are right, we do not need to ask anyone else how they feel about an issue, we only listen to ourselves. This quote also shows how we often think of others as secondary to our own feelings. We either see them as tools in our hands, or as competitors to be eliminated.

Source: Texas By The Tail

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