"democracy always makes for materialism, because the only kind of equality that you can guarantee to a whole people is, broadly speaking, physical."

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Katharine Fullerton Gerould

#People Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Guarantees Quotes

“We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will have been worthwhile.”
“Why is it suddenly uncool to spell? That's all I want to know.”

Source : MaryJanice Davidson (2011). “Undead and Undermined: A Queen Betsy Novel”, p.86, Penguin
“I learned early on that I'd rather not be taught something somebody else's way, I'd rather do it the most organic way I know. So, whatever I end up with, it's something I did myself. That's just the way I do it.”
“The End is the Beginning is the End”
“I grinned at him, feeling more enthusiastic about my plan now that he was on board. Rosalie was a pain, but I would always owe her one for choosing Emmett; no one had a better brother than mine.”
“So long as we refuse to include lottery tickets among the symphonies, or medical bulletins among the overtures, we must refrain from treating the emotions as an aesthetic monopoly of music in general or a certain piece of music in particular.”

Source : Eduard Hanslick (1957). “Vom Musikalisch-Schönen”, Bobbs-Merrill Company
“On losing the opportunity to star in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 'You know what? It happened for the right reason. Although I would have made a good Clark Kent. I look better in glasses.”
“Write something insightful. Say Morgan Freeman said it. Win at internet.”

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