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Muppetology

“I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but lile ways…”

-eodore Parker, 1858"

“…if our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in the old cycles…”

-Adrienne Rich"

e Muppets Know the Answer."

“e four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.”

-E.M. Forster

Faith Curiosity

Sensation Free ought

Propensity for Bravery

Propensity for Chaos

Sam the Eagle"

“With a few exceptions, the characters on this program are weird and peculiar and not to be trusted.”

Sam the Eagle, e Muppet Show"

Faith Curiosity

Sensation Free ought

Propensity for Bravery

Propensity for Chaos

Sam the Eagle"

Gonzo"

“Now technically speaking, uhh, let's say, put me down as a… 'Whatever'?”

-Gonzo, Muppets from Space "

Faith Curiosity

Sensation Free ought

Propensity for Bravery

Propensity for Chaos

Sam the Eagle"

Gonzo"Animal"

“Whenever Animal gets anything, he either hits it or eats it; no third alternative.”

-Dr. Teeth, e Muppet Show

Faith Curiosity

Sensation Free ought

Propensity for Bravery

Propensity for Chaos

Sam the Eagle"

Gonzo"Animal"

Elmo"

“Elmo wants to know – what is air?” -Elmo, Elmo’s World"

“Me, not crazy? I hired the others.” Kermit the Frog, e Muppet Show"

“Hi, I’m Carl and now I’ll eat these bagpipes!” -Carl, Muppets Tonight"

“Hey, that’s a prey catchy song! May I join you?” “It free country. Wait for downbeat.”

-Harry and Cookie Monster, Sesame Street"

“Am I a man, or am I a muppet?” Walter, e Muppets"

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”

-Jim Henson

“As long as there are Muppets, there is hope.” -Walter, e Muppets "

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