{"author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz","total_quotes":18,"quotes":[{"text":"Dogs are angels full of poop.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["angels","angels-in-disguise","animals","animals-love","dogs","dogs-and-humans","funny","funny-and-random","funny-book","funny-but-true","funny-humor","funny","pets","poop","pooping"],"id":27127,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"Happy Endings are an illusion. Real life is filled with brief moments of fleeting happiness, but ultimately every life is a tragedy that ends in death and grief.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["death","depression","fantasy","grief","happy-ending","happy-endings","illusion","life","life-lessons","living-in-the-moment","living-in-the-present","living-life-to-the-fullest","mindfulness","real-life","tragedy"],"id":64883,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"A fish tank is just interactive television for cats.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["aquarium","cat","cats","fish","fish-tank","interactivity","television","tv"],"id":65308,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"The happiest people are not the ones with the best or the most things, but those who most appreciate what they have.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["appreciating-life","appreciation","being-grateful","greed","happiness","happy","materialistic"],"id":89897,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"Democracy's fatal flaw: There are more dumb people than smart people. Welcome to the new Dark Ages!","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["bad-choices","dark-ages","democracy","democrats","election","election-2016","elections","hillary","hillary-clinton","homophobia","immigration","misogyny","nativism","politics","populism","racism","republicans","trump","trump-popularity-explained","voting"],"id":94669,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"Although I'm an atheist, I try not to crap all over people's belief in God. It may be nothing more than a placebo, a fairy tale that gives the hopeless hope, but sometimes a little hope is all people need to get through the day. Imagine a unit of soldiers under heavy enemy fire. They are told by their superiors to hold their position, even in the face of overwhelming fire power. The soldiers are being told that reinforcements are on the way, and that thought alone gives them the hope and courage to continue fighting, even if ultimately the reinforcements never arrive. I think some people simply need to believe that God is sending them reinforcements, to get through another day.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["against-all-odds","atheism","belief","belief-in-god","belief-in-self","courage","courage-under-fire","faith","faith-in-god","fighting","god","hope","hopeless","hopelessness","placebo","religion","soldier","soldiers","under-fire","war"],"id":99375,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"Ordinary people are products of their environment and fit in. Artists transcend their environment and stand out.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["art","artists","artists","being-different","being-yourself","being-yourself","environment","fitting-in","herd-behavior","herd-mentality","people","society","standing-out","unique","uniqueness"],"id":106154,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"Heaven is a place where all the dogs you've ever loved come to greet you.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["comfort","comforting-thought","death","death-and-dying","dog-love","dog-loyalty","dogs","faith","grief","grief-and-loss","heaven","life-after-death","love","love","solace"],"id":122515,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"Good things you have to make happen. Bad things happen all by themselves.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["bad","good","good-vs-evil","life","success"],"id":177916,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"It's better to dance like a fool, than to stand around like an idiot.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["dancing","foolish","happiness","idiots","self-confidence","shyness"],"id":207908,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":18,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}