"The party that called itself liberal aimed at respecting the liberty to dispose of one's own goods"

-- Vilfredo Pareto

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“A man can do his best only by confidently seeking (and perpetually missing) an unattainable perfection.”

Source : Ralph Barton Perry (1964). “Puritanism and Democracy”
“I liked Nicole Kidman because she is so fashionable she can do less is more. It was very, very simple, but it was so chic. Some people thought she looked washed out, I didn't at all.”
“I want to be a guy, but I want to wear a lot of makeup.”
“People have offered me opportunities in exchange for sleeping with them. But it's not 1952 anymore.”
“I want to learn more and more to see as beautiful what is necessary in things; then I shall be one of those who make things beautiful. Amor fati: let that be my love henceforth! I do not want to wage war against what is ugly. I do not want to accuse; I do not even want to accuse those who accuse. Looking away shall be my only negation. And all in all and on the whole: some day I wish to be only a Yes-sayer.”
“Corporations can deduct their planes, all their office expenses, their machinery, their computers and Teleprompters and whatever else they have. They can deduct their yachts, they can deduct their limousines, their planes, everything.”
“When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or a plumber, there is something deep and enriching when you realize it isn't just a casual choice, it's a divine calling. It's not limited to vocational Christian service by any means.”
“You don't learn from smart people, you learn from idiots. Watch what they do, and then don't do it!”

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