"The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it."

-- P. J. O'Rourke

#Government Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“There cannot be creation without a lot of energy.”
“But this is such a "Wheel" moment. That song rocks. The best part is where John Mayer says how our connections are permanent, how if you drift apart from someone there's always a chance you can be part of their life again. How everything comes back around again.”
“Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors without an apology, is, in its effects and laws, as beautiful as roses.”
“A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.”
“I'm the father of four daughters.”
“Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.”
“There's something I love about how stark the contrast is between January and June in Sweden.”
“Always remember, however, that thereâ€™s usually a simpler and better way to do something than the first way that pops into your head.”

Source : Donald Ervin Knuth (1986). “The METAFONTbook”, Addison-Wesley Professional

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