"Prejudice and passion and suspicion are more dangerous than the incitement of self-interest or the most stubborn adherence to real differences of opinion regarding rights."

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Source : Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

Elihu Root

#Real Quotes #Passion Quotes #Rights Quotes

“Itâ€™s such a floating freak show. You get a bit older and you start to see whatâ€™s going on backstage in the collective psyche of this ridiculous industry. â€¦ Nothing pleases me more than when somebody who was awe-inspired to be working with me realizes Iâ€™m just another schmuck that theyâ€™re bored of hanging out with on a set. I love that moment. I like it when that persistent illusion is smashed.”
“Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them.”
“The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.”

Source : The Common Law Lecture 1 (1881).
“Our break-up had been a resounding anti-climax. I wanted to be wept over, bitterly. I wanted to be fought for. Mourned, or regretted just a little. I wanted to feel like I was someone who'd been worth having in the first place.”
“You're not RESPONSIBLE for somebody else's happiness. You're responsible for your own HAPPINESS.”
“Never expect anybody - except possibly your analyst - to be as thrilled about your sex life as you are.”
“I like good stories. Quality products and character are what's important. Even if the script isn't that strong, if I challenge myself with a great character, I'll go for it.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We need a program of psychosurgery for political control of our society. The purpose is physical control of the mind. Everyone who deviates from the given norm can be surgically mutilated. ... The individual may think that the most important reality is his own existence, but this is only his personal point of view. This lacks historical perspective. Man does not have the right to develop his own mind. This kind of liberal orientation has great appeal. We must electronically control the brain. Someday armies and generals will be controlled by electric stimulation of the brain.”

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