"The poet must be alike polished by an intercourse with the world as with the studies of taste; one to whom labour is negligence, refinement a science, and art a nature."

-- Isaac D'Israeli

#Art Quotes #World Quotes #Taste Quotes

“War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition.”
“The way to success is strategically along the way of least expectation and tactically along the line of least resistance.”
“Of all the statist violations of individual rights in a mixed economy, the military draft is the worst. It is an abrogation of rights. It negates manâ€™s fundamental right-the right to life-and establishes the fundamental principle of statism: that a manâ€™s life belongs to the state, and the state may claim it by compelling him to sacrifice it in battle. Once that principle is accepted, the rest is only a matter of time.”
“Early in my career as an engineer, Iâ€™d learned that all decisions were objective until the first line of code was written. After that, all decisions were emotional.”
“All attack is a call for help.”
“If you think about the unthinkable long enough it becomes quite reasonable.”
“I'm not excusing the illegal act. I am here illegally. I'm here illegally, without authorization. That's a fact. That's nothing you can call the Orwellian cops about. But I am a human being, so therefore I am not illegal. That's also a fact.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“I'd violated the primary rule of junior and senior high-- don't get people talking about you too much. This was wearing the brightest shirt on the playground. This was Mom giving you a kiss in the lobby.”

Source : Darin Strauss (2011). “Half a Life: A Memoir”, p.32, Random House

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