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from Lawrence Ferlinghetti, one of the beat poets from the 1950s/early 60s beatnik scene in San Francisco:

A"Be In" couldn't happen again in San Francisco. Not these days. "Be Here Now" was the slogan in the 60s. Now with cellphones and the internet and all, it's "Be Somewhere Else Now."

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Good quote, I think it is a good contrast between the old culture and the new.

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"The fish trap exists because of the fish; once you've gotten the fish, you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit; once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning; once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. When can I find a man who has forgottten words so I can have a word with him?"

*Fourth-century Chinese Taoist Chuang Tzu

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Glad you liked my quote, although I must say your quote is over my head, which is usually the case with me with Far Eastern quotes.
Although I can definitely understand the meaning of the ancient Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times," because I think things are WAY too interesting now.

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As people who gave their lives in the killing fields of WW2 would say "God damn beatniks!"

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Hilarious!!