"Of lunacy, Innumerous were the causes; humbled pride, Ambition disappointed, riches lost, And bodily disease, and sorrow, oft By man inflicted on his brother man; Sorrow, that, made the reason drunk, and yet Left much untasted. So the cup was fill'd."

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Source : Robert Pollok, James Robert Boyd (1860). “Pollok's Course of Time”, p.304

Robert Pollok

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“... And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through...”

Source : Song: Changes, Album: Hunky Dory, 1971
“Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune.”
“We cannot be happy without being free; we cannot be free without being secure in our property; we cannot be secure in our property if, without our consent, others may, as by right, take it away; taxes imposed on us by Parliament do thus take it away.”
“We spend more time with our coworkers than we do with our loved ones, and yet we don't have that many novels on the subject. We have far more novels about families bickering at Thanksgiving and not enough about the day before Thanksgiving at the office. If we lived in, say, Romania, maybe a workplace job might not be as important to the cultural discussion. But we live in America, where work is crucially important and capitalism drives everything we do.”
“I am here before you tonight to dedicate this administration to bringing a new renaissance of neighborhood life and community spirit, a renewal of confidence in the future of our city and a revival of opportunity for all Chicago.”
“I don't want to just be an actor my whole life. I mean I do want to be an actor my whole life but not only an actor, I want to be an artist.”

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“Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.”

Source : "'Como se gobiernan las Filipinas' ('How one governs in the Philippines')". La Solidaridad, December 15, 1890.
“We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.”

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