"If it were possible to make an accurate calculation of the evils which police regulations occasion, and of those which they prevent, the number of the former would, in all cases, exceed that of the latter."

-- Wilhelm von Humboldt

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“Given the clientele, the restaurants on Capri might resemble those fancy Northern Italian places on the East Side of Manhattan where the captain has taken bilingual sneering lessons from the maitre d' at the French joint down the street and the waiter, whose father was born in Palermo, would deny under torture that tomato sauce has ever touched his lips.”
“Watching Bernadette Peters perform is like an acting class. She's amazing.”
“The obsession with instant gratification blinds us from our long-term potential.”
“Houston, we've had a problem here”

Source : Transmission on Apollo 13 mission to the moon, 13 Apr. 1970.
“I am tired of hustling.”
“Mathematicians do not study objects, but relations between objects.”
“I worked hard and made my own way, just as my father had. And just, I'm sure, as he hoped I would. I learned, from observing him, the satisfaction that comes from striving and seeing a dream fulfilled.”
“If you want the reader to accept the premise as a given, then being specific is vital. This is what I'm after; I want the reader to accept the setting and the mindset of the characters, so we can get on with the story.”

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