"No government dependent on a democratic vote could possibly agree in advance to the sacrifices which any adequate plan for European Union must involve. The people must be led slowly and unconsciously into the abandonment of their traditional economic defences, not asked."

-- Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft

#Sacrifice Quotes #Government Quotes #People Quotes

“It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.”

Source : "Whip Smart: A Memoir". Book by Melissa Febos, therumpus.net. 2010.
“Please remember that how you say something is often more important than what you say.”
“My comedy doesn't come from any calculations and studies.”
“Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish.”
“I'm a serious geek. I mean I seriously want to own a unicorn when I'm older . . . or a Pegasus . . . yeah Pegasus sounds better.”
“I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following the United States and Russia, to do so.”
“I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?”
“I just want to be a better guitar player, really.”

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