"Even if you must have regard to wealth, in order to secure leisure, yet it is surely a bad thing that the greatest offices, such as those of kings and generals, should be bought. The law which allows this abuse makes wealth of more account than virtue, and the whole state becomes avaricious."

-- Aristotle

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“Politics is like driving. To go backward put it in R. To go forward put it in D.”
“Play because it's fun, and not to become a pro. If your goal is to become pro, the best way to realize that is by loving what you do.”
“I like Cinderella - she has a good work ethic and she likes shoes.”
“The three-breasted woman was very much at the top of my list in [original 'Total recall']. Like I said, I was fourteen! I remember Arnold [Schwarzenegger] pulling that big tracker out of his nose and freaking out about that. I remember going through the immigration booth where their face splits open with that heavyset redheaded lady. So there were a lot of these little moments that I remember.”
“A lot of times, as a clown, you find acting for a reason. It's a way to exercise yourself. If you're funny, you test yourself.”
“He who uses trickery should at least make use of his judgment to learn that he can scarcely hide treacherous conduct for very long among clever men who are determined to find him out, although they may pretend to be deceived in order to disguise their knowledge of his deceitfulness.”
“The truth always stays the same.”

Source : Song: Yesterday's Songs, Album: On the Way to the Sky, 1981
“Politeness is an inexpensive way to make friends.”

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