"I have no influence with the rising generation. All my arguments have failed to induce them to set bounds to their wants."

-- Benjamin Banneker

#Want Quotes #Generations Quotes #Rising Quotes

“Professional football is the most violent thing your eyes have ever seen.”

Source : "The Chat House with Michael Wilbon: Michigan State, Tiger Woods, Great Sports Movies and More". Live Q&A, www.washingtonpost.com. April 6, 2009.
“I'm not John Lennon. I'm John Lennox. Now, 'imagine a world without' Stalin. The New Atheists are often silent about [the wrong done by atheists].”
“But if I had my way, there would be so much more, in everything. It's so vital and integral in life, and it should be reflected in what we're watching, if we're reflecting our experiences. And it's hot. I love the sex stuff, and I want more.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I have learned not to take too much notice of those who disapprove of my lifestyle choices, because I know that I was not designed to be part of the crowd. If I am different, I make no apology, and I hope that others will have the courage to be themselves and stand up for what they believe in, fight for those who need protection, love who they want to love, and be proud of it.”
“I hate rude behavior in a man,' he explained in his quiet, unassuming drawl. 'I won't tolerate it.' He politely tipped his hat, and rode away.”
“Itâ€™s a race between your foolishness and your allotted days. Good luck.”
“Kepler's discovery would not have been possible without the doctrine of conics. Now contemporaries of Kepler-such penetrating minds as Descartes and Pascal-were abandoning the study of geometry ... because they said it was so UTTERLY USELESS. There was the future of the human race almost trembling in the balance; for had not the geometry of conic sections already been worked out in large measure, and had their opinion that only sciences apparently useful ought to be pursued, the nineteenth century would have had none of those characters which distinguish it from the ancien rÃ©gime.”
“It takes a lot of courage to choose to do nothing when you arenâ€™t certain of the outcome.”

Source : Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing 2: Independent Study”, p.96, Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

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