"[I] wish that the land-tax went a little more according to situation than it does. 'Tis really ridiculous, how one has to pay five times as much as another, without any reason that ever I heard tell."

-- Harriet Martineau

#Land Quotes #Wish Quotes #Pay Quotes

“Industrial production, the flow of resources in the economy, the exertion of military effort in a war theater-all are complexes of numerous interrelated activities. Differences may exist in the goals to be achieved, the particular processes involved, and the magnitude of effort. Nevertheless, it is possible to abstract the underlying essential similarities in the management of these seemingly disparate systems.”
“[That] my body be buried as cheaply as possible and no speeches be permitted at my funeral.”
“I don't like talking. It's how I'm built. Some people gab all day and some play it smogo. I don't mind talking or smiling, it's just I don't do it very much. I haven't got a smiling face or a talking mouth.”
“Maybe heaven entailed more than a soul residing in a single place, but instead having pieces of yourself spread among the hearts and memories of people you've touched.”

Source : Kristina Mcmorris (2013). “The Pieces We Keep”, p.413, Kensington Publishing Corp.
“What makes 'good tape'? That is the question that has consumed my life for the past 20 years, and I have an answer for you”
“I'll break your chains; so sing, Takuto. As loud and as much as you want. You don't have to hold back anything.”
“I aspire to be useful.”
“I raise this objection to debate the process, and protect the integrity of the true will of the people.”

Source : "History in the Making: Dems Force Debate on Ohio Voting Irregularities". www.democracynow.org. January 7, 2005.

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