"King is a title which translated into several languages, signifies a magistrate with as many different degrees of power as there are kingdoms in the world, and he can have no power but what is given him by law; yea, even the supreme or legislative power is bound by the rules of equity, to govern by laws enacted, and published in due form; for what is not legal is arbitrary."

-- John Arbuthnot

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“I'm doing stuff on Kaballah and Scientology and a little bit more racial stuff, for good measure.”
“My inner guidance is there for me to call on anytime I need or want extra clarity, wisdom, knowledge, support, creative inspiration, love, or companionship.”
“Los Angeles makes the rest of California seem authentic.”
“It takes time to be a good father. It takes effort - trying, failing, and trying again.”

Source : Tim Hansel (1989). “What Kids Need Most in a Dad”, Fleming H Revell Company
“A being without an aim in life, or not possessing the requisite concentration of purpose to assist him in resisting temptation, is like a cork floating upon the water, driven hither and thither by every wind that blows.”
“It is extraordinary how safe flying has become. You are now statistically more likely to be elected president of the United States in your lifetime than you are to die in a plane crash. What an amazing achievement as a society! But what we end up focusing on are the catastrophic failures that are incredibly rare but happen every now and then.”
“If the truth were self-evident, eloquence would be unnecessary.”
“Modern historians have suggested that in his last years he (Richard II) was overtaken by mental disease, but that is only a modern view of the malfunction common to 14th century rulers: inability to inhibit impulse.”

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