"The concessions of the privileged to the unprivileged are seldom brought about by any better motive than the power of the unprivileged to extort them."

-- John Stuart Mill

#Advantage Quotes #Motive Quotes

“Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.”
“Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around.”
“What would they do to me," he asked in confidential tones, "if I refused to fly them?" We'd probably shoot you," ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen replied. We?" Yossarian cried in surprise. "What do you mean, we? Since when are you on their side?" If you're going to be shot, whose side do you expect me to be on?" ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen retorted”
“Have strength in yourself always .think and remember not just what you should do, but also what you want to do. (Ageha , Basara, Vol. 13)”
“I do try to say, Godâ€™s will be done, sir,â€ said the Squire, looking up at Mr. Gibson for the first time, and speaking with more life in his voice; â€œbut itâ€™s harder to be resigned than happy people think.”
“We are what we seem to be.”
“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”
“I have my own gym. When you do jokes and they sell, you get a gym.”

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