"The idea of passing one's whole life in moral idleness, and having one's hardest work and duty done by another-whether God or man-is most revolting to us, as it is most degrading to human dignity."

-- H. P. Blavatsky

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“Knowledge about the process being modeled starts fairly low, then increases as understanding is obtained and tapers off to a high value at the end.”

Source : "Systems Engineering Tools". Book by Harold Chestnut, 1965.
“I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ***** and shake it.”
“Never suffer youth to be an excuse for inadequacy, nor age and fame to be an excuse for indolence.”
“I've been dancing forever; since I remember, that's what I've been doing.”

Source : "Tyler James Williams and Quinn Shephard Interviewed - 'Unaccompanied Minors'". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. December 08, 2006.
“The Four Noble Truths are pragmatic rather than dogmatic. They suggest a course of action to be followed rather than a set of dogmas to be believed. The four truths are prescriptions for behavior rather than descriptions of reality. The Buddha compares himself to a doctor who offers a course of therapeutic treatment to heal oneâ€™s ills. To embark on such a therapy is not designed to bring one any closer to â€˜the Truthâ€™ but to enable oneâ€™s life to flourish here and now, hopefully leaving a legacy that will continue to have beneficial repercussions after oneâ€™s death. (154)”
“If you could make a pudding wi' thinking o' the batter, it 'ud be easy getting dinner.”
“People want you to be ordinary. They don't like it when people are different. They don't like it when a man soars over their heads while they stand in the dirt. People hate you when you're special; it reminds them of everything that they aren't”

Source : Robert Crais (2003). “The Last Detective: A Novel”, p.129, Doubleday
“If I were a supervillain, I would end capitalism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia... but I guess that's a little too obvious and not villain-y enough. Because that's actually being a superhero. I would break down poverty with my machete; I would end world hunger.”

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