"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."

-- Frank Herbert

#Government Quotes #People Quotes #Drunk Quotes

“It was an odd friendship, but the oddnesses of friendships are a frequent guarantee of their lasting texture.”

Source : Ford Madox Ford (2012). “Parade's End”, p.5, Vintage
“Americans seem sometimes to believe that if you are a thinker you must be a frowning bore, because thinking is so dam serious.”
“I am obliged to believe certain opinions myself. No man's belief will save me except my own.”
“Love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life: time. Marriage is not the end of romance, it is the beginning.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 22, 2018
“Yeah, I have been because, generally speaking, to we Biblical literalists, the media is very hostile.”
“I never liked the idea of bags. I would say, "Why do so many of my friends spend so much money on these bloody bags?" But once I started designing them, I was completely hooked. There are all of these blogs about bags. It's a whole other industry, and I'm really excited to be a part of it.”

Source : "Nicola Formichetti on His Latest Muse". Interview with Lauren Valenti, www.elle.com. February 6, 2013.
“Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it.”
“What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.”

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