"Government is best which governs least"

-- Thomas Paine

#Government Quotes

“My ideas sometimes get the better of me. Before I clearly explain one, another comes to mind and seizes my attention....”

Source : Ellen J. Langer (1989). “Mindfulness”, Da Capo Press
“Another air traffic controller fell asleep on the job, but he had a good excuse. He was watching President Obamaâ€™s deficit speech.”
“Suddenly, I win the derby and people are talking about England again. It is absolutely pathetic”
“I used to think being loved was the greatest thing to think about, but now I know love is never satisfied just thinking about it.”
“And then, when I thought about joining the Air Force, flying seemed like a natural extension of the motorcycling experience. You're going faster, higher. You're operating a machine that's a lot more powerful than you are.”
“I didn't have any pets growing up.”
“When you launch in a rocket, you're not really flying that rocket. You're just sort of hanging on.”

Source : "Disaster in space" by Robin McKie, Peter Beaumont and Ed Vulliamy, www.theguardian.com. February 2, 2003.
“A grave aspect to a grave character is of much more consequence than the world is generally aware of; a barber may make you laugh, but a surgeon ought rather to make you cry.”

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