"It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies in which the people themselves deliberated never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity."

-- Alexander Hamilton

#Character Quotes #Government Quotes #People Quotes

“What I love about making movies is that it's a collaboration. It's one of the most rewarding things, to create something and have someone show you something that you didn't see, and vice versa.”
“Computer hacking really results in financial losses and hassles. The objectives of terrorist groups are more serious. That is not to say that cyber groups can't access a telephone switch in Manhattan on a day like 9/11, shut it down, and therefore cause more casualties.”
“We do not sponsor any form of terrorism anywhere in the world. Never have, never will”
“I think the lie we've told people in the marketplace is that a degree gets you a job. A degree doesn't get you a job. What gets you a job is the ability to carry yourself into that room and shake a hand and look someone in the eye and have people skills. These are the things that cause people to become successful.”
“Adults ask questions as a child does. When you stop wondering, you might as well put your rocker on the front porch and call it a day.”
“I genuinely believe we have an opportunity to revolutionize how we educate our children.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“When barriers are put in front of you, it's God or the universe asking you to remember who you are, and reminding you not to let yourself be defined by things outside of you.”
“We don't live in a democracy; we live in a hypocrisy.”

Source : "What I've Learned: Sarah Silverman & Jimmy Kimmel" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. February 20, 2007.

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