"Politics is opposed to morality, as philosophy to naÃ¯vetÃ©."

-- Emmanuel Levinas

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“The fact is that the beautiful, humanly speaking, is merely form considered in its simplest aspect, in its most perfect symmetry, in its most entire harmony with our make-up. Thus the ensemble that it offers us is always complete, but restricted like ourselves. What we call the ugly, on the contrary, is a detail of a great whole which eludes us, and which is in harmony, not with man but with all creation. That is why it constantly presents itself to us in new but incomplete aspects.”
“I want her to be smart and kind... and I want you to fall in love with her, because you shouldn't spend the rest of your life alone.”
“There are rules in advertising, and those rules are self-imposed by the client companies because they don't want their products to be seen as dishonest.”
“Whatever your conscious mind assumes and believes to be true, your subconscious mind will accept and bring to pass. Believe in good fortune, divine guidance, right action, and all the blessings of life.”
“We serve the world by finding out what feeds us, and, having been fed, then share our gifts with others.”

Source : James Hollis (2008). “What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life”, p.35, Penguin
“Creative people must entertain lots of silly ideas in order to receive the occasional strokes of genius”
“When I was ambushed by global warming advocates recently-no, they haven't given up-they asked me the same questions they always ask: "What if you're wrong?" and "If you're wrong will you apologize to future generations?" I always answer, "What if you're wrong? Will you apologize to my twenty kids and grandkids for the largest tax increase in American history?" They usually don't have anything to say after that.”

Source : "The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future". Book by Jim Inhofe, 2012.
“Individual companies now have the voluntary responsibility of recalling their own products. While many companies have acted properly and swiftly to recall contaminated goods, the delay between the identification of tainted foods and the company's decision to recall those foods leads to the needless sickness of too many Americans.”

Source : "What’s Needed to Protect Our Nation’s Food Supply" by Rep. Diana DeGette, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 28, 2009.

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