"Seeing to it that a youngster grows up believing not just in the here and now but also in the grand maybes of life guarantees that some small yet crucial part of him remains forever a child."

-- Anne Cassidy

#Children Quotes #Growing Up Quotes #Believe Quotes

“Our form of government does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others. Our government does not copy our neighbors', but is an example to them. It is true that we are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few. But while there exists equal justice to all and alike in their private disputes, the claim of excellence is also recognized; and when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as the reward of merit”
“Anything before youâ€™re thirty-five is new and exciting, and anything after that is proof the worldâ€™s going to hell.”
“Anarchism stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion and liberation of the human body from the coercion of property; liberation from the shackles and restraint of government. It stands for a social order based on the free grouping of individualsâ€¦”
“Usually I write about what I care about, which is a weakness but I think also a strength.”
“When you train six to seven hours a day to be the best in your sport, you don't want that to be overlooked. I don't train for my looks.”
“Even death after a long illness is without warning. The moment you had prepared for so carefully took you by storm. The troops broke through the window and snatched the body and the body is gone. ... Death reduces us to the baffled logic of a small child. If yesterday why not today?”
“Some days are like that. Even in Australia.”
“Art forms that appeal to [leftists] tend to focus on ... defeat and despair ... as if there were no hope of accomplishing anything through rational calculation.”

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