"Civil liberties are a great heritage for Americans. Â They are not rights that the government gives to the people, they are the rights that the people carved out for themselves when they created the government."

-- Edward Bennett Williams

#Rights Quotes #Government Quotes #People Quotes

“We have no dreams at all or interesting ones. We should learn to be awake the same way- not at all or in an interesting manner”
“Some say Edward Snowden is a hero and a patriot. Others say he's a fool and a traitor. The evidence is mounting that the guy who leaked the details about the National Security Agency's Internet-eavesdropping program may be something more sinister - namely, a willing tool in China's ongoing cyberwar against our nation.”
“The people on Wall Street broke this country, and they did it one lousy mortgage at a time. It happened more than three years ago, and there has been no real accountability, and there has been no real effort to fix it.”
“But if you are single the last thing you want is your best friend forming a functional relationship with somebody else.”
“Delegate completely. Let people make mistakes and learn.”

Source : "Lecture 2: Ideas, Products, Teams and Execution Part II". "How to Start a Startup" lecture, Stanford, genius.com. September 25, 2014.
“If the apocalypse comes...beep me!”
“Travel releases spontaneity. You become a godlike creature full or choice, free to visit the stately pleasure domes, make love in the morning, sketch a bell tower, read a history of Byzantium, stare for one hour at the face of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Madonna dei fusi.' You open, as in childhood, and--for a time--receive this world. There's visceral aspect, too--the huntress who is free. Free to go, free to return home bringing memories to lay on the hearth.”
“The sexiest thing about a women is her health. When you feel good, everyone is attracted to you. But if you look sick, theyâ€™ll steer a wild path around you.”

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