"You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. ... Government contains impure ingredients - as anybody who's looked at Congress can tell you. ... government practices deceptive advertising. And the merest glance at the federal budget is enough to convict the government of perjury, extortion, and fraud. ... in a nutshell: government should be against the law. Term limits aren't enough. We need jail."

-- P. J. O'Rourke

#Law Quotes #Practice Quotes #Jail Quotes

“Nobody is perfect, so get over the fear of being or doing everything perfectly. Besides, perfect is boring. Today, instead of picking yourself apart in the mirror or with friends over drinks, start seeing your "imperfections" as unique traits that give you character and dimension-because that's exactly what they are.”
“Fine music without devotion is but a splendid garment upon a corpse.”
“I remind you again we had those elections [in Afghanistan and Iraq] because we had boots on the ground and we had people that could help people, and we had people on the ground that could get into somebody's face when they had to, and do whatever was required.”
“My conscience does not render a positive verdict in God’s courtroom when I look inside myself. The only reason I can sleep well at night is that even though my heart is filled with corruption and even though I am not doing my best to please him, I have in heaven at the Father’s right hand the beloved Son, who has not only done his best for himself but has fulfilled all righteousness for me in my place.”
“I deep sea fish a lot.”
“How significant is Aristotle? Well, I wouldnâ€™t want to exaggerate, so let me put it this way: Abandoning Aristotelianism, as the founders of modern philosophy did, was the single greatest mistake ever made in the entire history of Western thought.”

Source : Edward Feser (2008). “The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism”, St Augustine PressInc
“Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is never an innocuous neighbor.”
“I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.”

Source : "Usain Bolt: Fast and loose". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. August 27, 2010.

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