"We accept the verdict of the past until the need for change cries out loudly enough to force upon us a choice between the comforts of inertia and the irksomeness of action."

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Source : Harry Kalven, Learned Hand (1967). “The Supreme Court as legislator: the contribution of an independent judiciary to civilization : an address”

Learned Hand

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“I certainly never get above my station - my family would soon slap me back down to earth.”

Source : "Sheridan Smith struggles with mounting acclaim over Cilla portrayal" by Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2014.
“The Life Cube Burn is cathartic, fun, exciting, and even reverent. It's a spectacular opportunity to put a sense of finality to the event. And when those thousands of written "wish-sticks" inserted into the Cube from all kinds of people combine with the art and shared messaging from the write boards in a blaze of flame and a column of smoke and ashes, it becomes a communal and very spiritual moment.”
“Now I'm in the business and I do have to have these awkward conversations about how I look, how I talk. But I'm still here.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I stared at the television in shock, watching as my private life was revealed to the world.”
“Bella: "I'd say I'm sorry, but I'm not." Edward: "And I should feel sorry that you're not sorry, but I don't.”
“Human life as a whole is not inundated by technique. It has room for activities that are not rationally or systematically ordered. But the collision between spontaneous activities and technique is catastrophic for the spontaneous activities.”
“I've always believed that service to others is rent we pay for our time on this planet.”
“I am learning to live close to the lives of my friends without ever seeing them. No miles of any measurement can separate your soul from mine.”

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