"Maxims are like lawyers who must need to see but one side of the case."

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Source : Gelett Burgess (1916). “The Romance of the Commonplace”

Gelett Burgess

#Needs Quotes #Sides Quotes #Lawyer Quotes

“Many who have voted for the AfD, or who intend to do so, aren't doing so because they are dyed-in-the-wool enemies of democracy. Rather, they are desperate.”
“Our future experiences will be colored by the choices we make in the present.”
“It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but [we do know] it is our sacred duty.”
“Let's pretend that we're human beings and that we're actually alive.”

Source : John Osborne (2014). “Looking Back”, p.358, Faber & Faber
“It starts with a single sound. If there's something in that sound, then it's worth continuing.”
“Patriotism does not mean giving blind loyalty and a blank check to George W. Bush.”
“It is interesting that Hindus, when they speak of the creation of the universe do not call it the work of God, they call it the play of God, the Vishnu lila, lila meaning play. And they look upon the whole manifestation of all the universes as a play, as a sport, as a kind of dance â€” lila perhaps being somewhat related to our word lilt”
“I love what I'm doing for a living.”

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