"In my early twenties the nature of conservatism itself changed. When I identified as a fourteen-year-old conservative, it was closer to what we today think of as libertarianism - conservatism, at least for me, had been defined by Jeffersonian credos like "the best governed are the least governed" and "I have sworn eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" that were very idealistic and romantic to a kid."

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Steve Erickson

#Kids Quotes #Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Such indeed is the superior longevity of the fair females of Surinam, compared to that of the males (owing chiefly, as I said, to their excesses of all sorts) that I have frequently known wives who have buried four husbands, but never met a man in this country who had survived two wives.”

Source : John Gabriel Stedman (1796). “Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition, Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam: In Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the Year 1772, to 1777: Elucidating the History of that Country, and Describing Its Productions ... with an Account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea. By Captn. J. G. Stedman ... ...”, p.28
“It seems to me nowadays that the most important task for someone who is aging is to spread love and warmth whenever possible.”
“The hardest thing about having three kids is trying to find a balance, because there's always the odd man out, and you also need to make sure each child gets the attention he or she needs.”
“Part of my life is saving life.”

Source : "Hero of the Cambodian 'Killing Fields', Dith Pran, dies of cancer at 65", www.dailymail.co.uk. March 31, 2008.
“To live is to express, and to express you have to create. Â Creation is never merely repetition. To live is to express oneself freely in creation.”
“I would design any vehicle, but probably least likely... a minivan.”

Source : "Interview: Henrik Fisker talks new companies, the future of car design and ... minivans". Interview with C.C. Weiss, newatlas.com. December 24, 2016.
“I've spent various periods of my career being thought of as various things, various degrees of substance and ideas.”

Source : "Ben Mendelsohn: from Erinsborough to Hollywood via Gotham" by Alex Godfrey, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2013.
“Do you know a book that you are willing to put under your head for a pillow when you lie dying? Very well; that is the book you want to study while you are living. There is but one such book in the world.”

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