"You heard people say forty was the new thirty and fifty was the new forty and sixty was the new forty-five, but you never heard anybody say eighty was the new anything. Eighty was just eighty."

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Source : John Lanchester (2012). “Capital”, p.81, Faber & Faber

John Lanchester

#People Quotes #Fifty Quotes #Thirty Quotes

“The question eventually must be raised: Is it a criminal offense to take the name of the Lord in vain? When people curse their parents, it unquestionably is a capital crime (Ex. 21:17). The son or daughter is under the lawful jurisdiction of the family. The integrity of the family must be maintained by the threat of death. Clearly, cursing God (blasphemy) is a comparable crime, and is therefore a capital crime (Lev. 24:16).”
“Barefoot travel allows you to get the true feel of a place.”
“I didn't start publishing literary texts until I had left Iraq. At the Academy [of Cinematic Arts] I was busy with short films.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use the miracle of having been born.”

Source : "Intervista con la storia (Interview with History)". Book by Oriana Fallaci (Preface), 1976.
“When everybodys clicking, we can put a lot of runs on the board.”
“One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control.”
“Probably the most neglected friend you have is you.”
“Under our system of three branches of government, the courts ultimately are the checks on the legislative and executive branches when they exceed or even abuse the limits of their power.”

Source : "Trump's Criticism Of Judges Out Of Line With Past Presidents". Interview with Nina Totenberg, kucb.org. February 11, 2017.

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