"However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue."

-- Wilhelm von Humboldt

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“When you draw in a tight, controlled style, you open yourself up to - in my case, my own - criticism that things aren't quite right. If room is drawn so carefully, when a detail is wrong or missing, it's wrong or missing. The reader's imagination doesn't add the detail in because there are already so many other details. The reader is restricted to seeing the elements that are right there in front of him/her.”
“I've been in a lot of fiery relationships, and it is so exciting. But there's a more profound feeling when the love is just real and not so painful.”
“They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.”
“Right now, American law bars the admission of aliens suspected of terrorist activity - but not of terrorist sympathies.”

Source : David Frum, Richard Perle (2003). “An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror”, p.64, Random House
“Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials.”
“Government jobs are not an addition to the country's payroll; they are an increase in the nation's payload.”
“Itâ€™s very seductive to focus on what you donâ€™t like as opposed to celebrating all that it is that you do.”
“Anybody who has had a great treasure has always led a precarious existence.”

Source : John Wyndham (1951). “The Day of the Triffids”, Fawcett

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