"We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth."

-- Lucretia Mott

#Truth Quotes #Authority Quotes

“One of the three big factors that count against war in the relationship between China and the U.S. are, first, nuclear weapons and even a condition of mutual assured destruction. Secondly, one's got two economies that have become so deeply interlaced that a war between the U.S. and China would leave Wal-Marts empty and Chinese factories producing for nothing. Thirdly, climate - if between the two of us, we keep doing what we're doing, we can create a climate in which our grandchildren won't be able to live.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“A malefactor who atones for making your writing nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.”
“Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.”
“I feel like I've kind of gotten to a peaceful place in my heart.”
“Although their parents died in the wilderness for their stubbornness, Israel could profit from the older generation's failure by remembering that God had used adversity to train them.”
“Humility is one of the most repulsive virtues, nearly always false.”

Source : George Mikes (1970). “The land of the rising yen: Japan”, Harvard Common Press
“Probably the first time I was a boss was when I was associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California. I was in my early 30s.”
“Occasionally when I'm procrastinating writing, I'll while away the hours on iTunes. You can just keep going forever and find these bands you'd never normally hear of.”

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