"No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority."

-- Joseph Addison

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“You make knowledge relevant to life and you make it important for children to learn things that will really relate to things going on in their lives, and not abstract.”
“Each age has its choice of the death it will die.”
“Seek healing, a refilling of energy and spirit, as soon as you see that you need it. You don't have to push yourself to give, do, or perform when what your body, mind, soul and emotions need is to heal.”
“That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me and thought I had talent. They would then tell me how to read a lyric and sing a song, and challenge me to try and find a different end to a song.”
“You can stay in therapy your whole life, but you've got to live life and not talk about life.”
“Mastering the art of asking questions is essential to creativity and innovation. A More Beautiful Question should be standard reading for all aspiring design thinkers as well an inspiration to those searching for a life of curiosity and meaning.”
“In the case of climate change, the threat is long-term and diffuse and requires broad international action for the benefit of people decades in the future. And in politics, the urgent always trumps the important, and that is what makes it a very difficult and challenging issue.”
“Contradictions in human character are one of its most consistent notes ...”

Source : Muriel Spark (2014). “Loitering with Intent”, p.16, New Directions Publishing

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