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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

A Device Is a Scheme to Deceive Others, but a Hand-held Device Is a Scheme to Deceive Ourselves

It’s up to us
Whether we do what we know is wrong
Because it feels good in the moment
But if we do
The devil is always there
To help us rationalize it
 
But where before
The devil was perched on our shoulder
Whispering in our ear
While leaving one ear to hear the truth
The devil is now our right-hand man
And though the truth never leaves
We’ve sent it to the left

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The Great and Terrible Cause

I believe in the great man theory of history because the good man theory of history is so obviously false
The Comfort Zone

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If you’re going to take sick leave… take FMLA
The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent

At judgment day they put the brief in debriefing by getting right to the point: You could have made a difference– Did you?
Trust Me, You’re Going to Have to Trust Me

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The State of Self-censorship

I don’t have a TV because I would watch it Instead, I watch my mouth
Aging Gracefully Means Keeping a Lot to Yourself

As you age getting enough exercise in futility becomes more and more a portent
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The Talking Cure

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The Will to Power Is Afraid of the Will to Risk

In granting us free will God took the greatest of risks God also made us in His image God risked it all on us Risking it all on Him
“All for freedom and for pleasure”

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