"One of the symptoms of a declining social order is that its members have to give most of their time to politics, rather than to the real tasks of economic production, in an attempt to patch up the cracks already appearing from the 'inner contradictions' of such a system."

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Source : Bernard Crick (1954). “In defence of politics”, p.89, Bernard Crick

Bernard Crick

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“Standardised tests cannot capture all, but on the other hand, students who are not capable of doing well on standardised tests are not well-equipped to thrive in today's world and so it's important for teachers to ensure that students gain the foundation necessary to meet the baseline educational standards these tests represent.”

Source : Source: www.economist.com
“Wild women don't get the blues.”
“Mighty things from small beginnings grow.”
“It's been such a group effort. When you're a new band and you have limited resources, you end up getting people that are there because they love what you do, and that's great.”
“We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.”
“Sometimes when, you know, God tries to correct you in private and if you don't catch it he'll correct you in public.”
“One always has a better book in one's mind than one can manage to get onto paper.”

Source : Michael Cunningham (1998). “The Hours: A Novel”, p.69, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
“I'm gonna play something so funky you can smell it”

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