"There is no reason for amazement: surely one always knew that cultures decay, and life's end is death."

-- Robinson Jeffers

#Decay Quotes #Culture Quotes #Reason Quotes

“It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of the government to support its citizens.”
“What it 't to us, if taxes rise or fall, Thanks to our fortune, we pay none at all. Let muckworms who in dirty acres deal, Lament those hardships which we cannot feel, His grace who smarts, may bellow if he please, But must I bellow too, who sit at ease? By custom safe, the poets' numbers flow, Free as the light and air some years ago. No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains To tax our labours, and excise our brains. Burthens like these with earthly buildings bear, No tributes laid on castles in the air.”
“We, as parents, must understand the serious responsibility that we have in inculcating love for God in the hearts of children. If our children do not feel love they will not understand Godâ€™s love because the love of the parent is translated to the children as the love of God. When they feel their parents' love, they can actually begin to understand Godâ€™s love.”
“I drifted into photography like one drifts into prostitution. First I did it to please myself, then I did it to please my friends, and eventually I did it for the money.”
“There's only few people who have strength to honor someone's achievement without envy.”
“I finally realized that my relaxation is practicing the piano and writing. I've tried to do other things, but I've learned through the decades, that this is what I enjoy, practicing music and writing.”

Source : "A Fireside Chat With Andrew Hill". Interview with Fred Jung, jazzweekly.com.
“I want to inspire people with my work, whether I'll be dancing, acting, on the big screen, or in the production room.”
“Feminists who want to censor what they regard as harmful ***** have essentially the same motivation as other would-be censors: They want to use the power of the state to accomplish what they have been unable to achieve in the marketplace of ideas and images. The impulse to censor places no faith in the possibilities of democratic persuasion.”

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