"When under the pretext of fraternity, the legal code imposes mutual sacrifices on the citizens, human nature is not thereby abrogated. Everyone will then direct his efforts toward contributing little to, and taking much from, the common fund of sacrifices. Now, is it the most unfortunate who gains from this struggle? Certainly not, but rather the most influential and calculating."

-- Frederic Bastiat

#Struggle Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Effort Quotes

“Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation and specificity.”
“On 'Morning Joe' I can say what I think, be my sometimes unorthodox self, have fun, yet be serious as well.”
“I just try to keep rebounding the ball as much as I can. I just go out there and do what needs to be done and don't worry about my stats.”
“It's not the sugar that makes the tea sweet, but the stirring.”

Source : Sam Levenson (2016). “In One Era and Out the Other: A Life's Journey”, p.64, Open Road Media
“Al Davis is the kind of guy who would steal your eyes and then try to convince you that you looked better without them”
“Being concerned about other people is especially relevant in today's world. If we consider the complex inter-connected ness of our modern lives, how we depend on others and others depend on us, our outlook will change. Weâ€™ll begin to see 'others' not as somehow distant from us, but as people we are in touch with, people close to us; we will no longer feel indifferent to them.”
“One out of six women are toxic with mercury. Mercury comes out of coal plants and chlorine plants. I am toxic, I deal with symptoms, children are born with, you know, autism - there is an epidemic in this country. This is like, the air that we breath.”
“I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't?”

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