"Authority and power are two different things: power is the force by means of which you can oblige others to obey you. Authority is the right to direct and command, to be listened to or obeyed by others. Authority requests power. Power without authority is tyranny."

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Source : Jacques Maritain (1951). “Man and the State”, p.126, CUA Press

Jacques Maritain

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“Individuals who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit from the investment process.”
“When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up-it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are.”
“The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots.”
“I lost all feeling a long time ago. Basketball is basketball. It doesn't matter what floor I'm on.”
“My characters' addictions are what makes them a bit stylized or "grotesque" - not just in appearance but through what drives them. Addiction is what threatens stability and normalcy and yet it seems very much a part of being human - at least we are all a bit obsessive and compulsive. Aren't all humans driven by mad desires for one thing or another?”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Blackbirds are the cellos of the deep farms.”

Source : 'Green Mountain, Black Mountain' (1982)
“Our perception of space-time can be thought of in terms of event coordinates relative to our current state of consciousness.”
“When I was pregnant, I felt filled with life, and I felt really happy. I ate well, and I slept well. I felt much more useful than I'd ever felt before.”

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