"Davis was weak and vascillating, timid, petulant, peevish, obstinate, but not firm."

-- Alexander H. Stephens

#War Quotes #Weak Quotes #Firm Quotes

“We are no longer able to hear God - There are too many frequencies filling our ears.”
“Mr. Presley has no discernible singing ability . . . For the ear he is an unutterable bore, not nearly so talented as Frank Sinatra back in the latter's rather hysterical days at the Paramount Theater.”
“Reaching and understanding is the process of bringing about an agreement on the presupposed basis of validity claims that are mutually recognized.”

Source : "On the Pragmatics of Communication". Book by Jürgen Habermas, 1998.
“If you don’t almost fail, then it wasn’t hard enough”
“Rage' is the word that most often attaches itself to the Tea Party movement, and it's true that, from the outside looking in, their public demonstrations appear to be more enraged than any political events in America since the race riots and anti-war protests of the 1960s.”
“So long as people don't know how to eat they will not have good cooks.”
“The more you laugh, the healthier you are. You must laugh more!”
“Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.”

Source : Cory Doctorow (2010). “Little Brother”, p.87, Macmillan

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