"Nothing shall warp me from the belief that every man is a lover of truth. There is no pure lie, no pure malignity in nature. The entertainment of the proposition of depravity is the last profligacy and profanation. There is no skepticism, no atheism but that. Could it be received into common belief, suicide would unpeople the planet."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“I guess Satan was the first superhero [...] In his first adventure, he took the form of a snake to free two prisoners being held naked in a Third World jungle prison by an all-powerful megalomaniac. At the same time, he broadened their diet and introduced them to their own sexuality.”
“If you feel you are down on your luck, check the level of your effort.”
“I don't want to be an icon. I want to be an idea. I want to represent possibilities.”
“One night is awaiting us all, and the way of death must be trodden once. [Lat., Omnes una manet nox, Et calcanda semel via leti.]”
“In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government.”

Source : "A good night for Labour - phew!" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2008.
“An obstinate man does not hold opinions, but they hold him; for when he is once possessed with an error, it is, like a devil, only cast out with great difficulty.”
“For too long we have tried to consume our way to prosperity. Look at the cost: polluted lands and oceans, climate change, growing scarcity of resources from food to land to fresh water, rampant inequality. We need to invent a new model; a model that offers growth and social inclusion... that is more respectful of the planet's finite resources. Nature has been kind to human beings, but we have not been kind to nature.”
“True greatness is sovereign wisdom. We are never deceived by our virtues.”

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