"The lawyers' contribution to the civilizing of humanity is evidenced in the capacity of lawyers to argue furiously in the courtroom, then sit down as friends over a drink or dinner. This habit is often interpreted by the layman as a mark of their ultimate corruption. In my opinion, it is their greatest moral achievement: It is a characteristic of humane tolerance that is most desperately needed at the present time."

-- John Silber

#Law Quotes #Achievement Quotes #Tolerance Quotes

“That thing of hell and eternal punishment is the most absurd, as well as the most disagreeable thought that ever entered into the head of mortal man.”

Source : George Berkeley (1843). “Works, Including His Letters to Thomas Prior, Dean Gervais, Mr. Pope, &c. to which is Prefixed an Account of His Life”, p.461
“The air and the sky seem to have been freshly washed and polished, and the people too.”
“Only self-educated is educated. Others are merely taught.”
“The form follows the function.”
“Parents, preachers, and politicians think rock music is the source of young people's despair. They don't understand it's just a reflection. They also forget that music can be a source of hope, a reason to live.”

Source : Jeri Smith-Ready (2009). “Wicked Game”, p.256, Simon and Schuster
“My heart spasmed among the peonies like a trout.”

Source : E. Lockhart (2014). “We Were Liars”, p.19, Delacorte Press
“I like the dry-cleaners. I like the sense of refreshment and renewal. I like the way dirty old torn clothes are dumped, to be returned clean and wholesome in their slippery transparent cases. Better than confesssion any day. Here there is a true sense of rebirth, redemption, salvation.”
“One of the things that everybody knows about space travel but never mentions is its aphrodisiac quality.”

Source : Alfred Bester (1997). “Virtual unrealities: the short fiction of Alfred Bester”

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