"We learned long ago that liberty could be preserved only by limiting in some way the freedom of action of individuals; that otherwise liberty would necessarily yield to absolutism; and in the same way we have learned that unless there be regulation of competition, its excesses will lead to the destruction of competition, and monopoly will take its place."

-- Louis D. Brandeis

#Yield Quotes #Long Quotes #Competition Quotes

“Thereâ€™s a tendency for young people to get discouraged and frustrated easily. But donâ€™t be afraid to fail. In many ways, we learn so much more from our failures than our successes. Remind yourself that failure is nothing more than a means to a greater end. Bide your time, learn from your mistakes, and lead by example. If you believe in what youâ€™re doing, it will show.”
“If 'heartache' sounds exaggerated then surely you have never gone to your garden one rare morning in June to find that the frost, without any perceptible motive, any hope of personal gain, has quietly killed your strawberry blossoms, tomatoes, lima and green beans, corn, squash, cucumbers. A brilliant sun is now smiling at this disaster with an insenstive cheerfulness as out of place as a funny story would be if someone you loved had just died.”

Source : Ruth Stout (1987). “How to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back: A New Method of Mulch Gardening”, Fireside
“Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician â€“ the last egalitarian and open associations. No matter what happens in terms of fame and fortune, dedication to writing is a marching-step forward from where you were before, when you didnâ€™t care about reaching out to the world, when you werenâ€™t hoping to contribute, when you were just standing there doing some job into which you had fallen.”
“Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.”
“Children don't run around outside as much as they did. They sit in front of computer games.”

Source : "Japanese architect on brink of stardom" by Nicolai Ouroussoff, www.sfgate.com. July 26, 2009.
“I don't think there's anybody in this organization not focused on the 49ers...I mean Chargers.”
“There was no answer, no solution, no sop, no deliverance. What, then, did I do? I read faster.”
“It bothered me that he was right. Without Sir Stuart's intervention, I'd have been dead again already. That's right--you heard me: dead again already. I mean, come on. How screwed up is your life (after- or otherwise) when you find yourself needing phrases like that?”

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