"The state tends to expand in proportion to its means of existence and to live beyond its means, and these are, in the last analysis, nothing but the substance of the people. Woe to the people that cannot limit the sphere of action of the state! Freedom, private enterprise, wealth, happiness, independence, personal dignity, all vanish."

-- Frederic Bastiat

#Mean Quotes #People Quotes #Voting Quotes

“There's something vaguely erotic about watching a woman eat a banana while cupping two plums.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dana Gould from Jun 28, 2012
“The shellfish thing is very scary. You have to know the people you buy from and exactly where their wholesalers are getting the fish from.”
“The term "rock" has, unfortunately, become appropriated by four-year-old girls and accountants. An accountant does something amazingly well on the stock exchange and his buddies high-five him: He's a rock star! A four-year-old girl learned to ride a bicycle: She's a rock star!”
“Writing is conscience, scruple, and the farming of our ancestors.”

Source : Edward Dahlberg (1964). “Alms for oblivion: essays”
“Domestic violence is a societal problem, not just the NFL's. A lot of the guys felt misunderstood - just because one guy did something to his partner didn't mean they were all like that. We need to help our guys not just be better players, but better people, and to do that, we need to put more into helping them understand difficult relationship situations or miscommunication, rather than addressing only the punishment. The guys felt comfortable talking to me about stuff. They knew I have a doctorate in psychology, so they'd find me and say, "Can I borrow you for a sec"?”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com
“Sawyer: Alone in your tent? Um, no. You're in my tent”
“I couldn't beat Michael Phelps. A couple of years ago, I was racing against him and it just kinda dawned on me during the race that there was no chance I was gonna beat this guy. And so I said, if you can't beat him, find a race that he won't swim.”
“I don't feel the breath of a thousand people over my shoulder.”

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