"Balanced' is a code for 'denied': a right to free speech that must be 'balanced' against so exhaustive a list of other supposed values means a right that can be exercised only when those in power judge that the speech in question is innocuous to them."

-- Ronald Dworkin

#Freedom Quotes #Mean Quotes #Power Quotes

“When I came to know theater, drama became valuable to me.”
“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science. We do not know beforehand where fundamental insights will arise from about our mysterious and lovely solar system. The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.”
“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."Mark McCormack, Author and sports entrepreneur"Psychologists tell us that money is a satisfier, not a motivator... Recognition is. That's why we do what we do... Recognition is critical to self-esteem. Without it, we feel undervalued, even insignificant. Money is nice, sure. But once you establish a basis of monetary rewards, without the accompanying verbal and social affirmation, the employee will quickly become disgruntled and ask for more. Eventually, more will never be enough.”

Source : Letter to his class at Radcliffe College, 6 Apr. 1896, in Letters (1920) vol. 2, p. 33
“I really am a theater person. That means you put something out there, and you let it go. Tomorrow night is a new performance.”
“I was into punk, but I didn't go whole-hog. A lot of kids who grew up in small towns that were into punk music went the "safe" way - not doing drugs, being straight edge.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Not a desire, act, wish, or thought does the Holy Ghost indulge in contrary to that which is dictated by the Father”
“An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in lifeâ€”becoming a better person.”
“It's something that I think I'm going to have to fight against for most of my career, for people to take me seriously as an actor as opposed to a good-looking guy. It's not what I want to be known as.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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