"Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse."

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Source : "Speeches of Adlai Ewing Stevenson", (p. 99), 1952.

Adlai E. Stevenson

#Evil Quotes #Political Quotes #Mind Quotes

“I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The scarcity of the music not only makes the music itself enjoyable but it also gives the collector a strange sense of superiority.”
“To stand in the presence of God, that is what the Gospel is. The Gospel is not primarily about forgiveness. Itâ€™s not primarily about good feelings. Itâ€™s not primarily about power. All those things are byproducts, sparks. Itâ€™s primarily about the presence of God.”
“There is nothing more difficult than simplicity, and therefore, nothing more refined.”
“Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.”
“To rove about, musing, that is to say loitering, is, for a philosopher, a good way of spending time, especially in that kind of mock rurality, ugly but odd, and partaking of two natures, which surrounds certain large cities, particularly Paris.”
“Learning to live with ambiguity is learning to live with how life really is, full of complexities and strange surprises..:”

Source : James Hollis (2008). “What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life”, p.156, Penguin
“Writing a novel proved to be the hardest, most self-analyzing task I had ever attempted, far worse than an autobiography: and its rewards were greater than I expected.”

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