"[A]ll popular and well-mixed governments [republics] . . . are ever established by wise and good men, and can never be upheld otherwise than by virtue: The worst men always conspiring against them, they must fall, if the best have not power to preserve them. . . . [and] unless they be preserved in a great measure free from vices . . . ."

-- Algernon Sidney

#Wise Quotes #Fall Quotes #Men Quotes

“The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy.”
“Time didn't heal, but it anesthetized. The human mind could only feel so much.”
“Knowledge does have a way of making you an outcast.”

Source : Jackson Pearce (2011). “Sisters Red”, p.62, Hachette UK
“What I'm trying to do is help people understand if for one day they could have the best day ever, where there energy and there focus and everything is super clear and they feel like a great golden god... if you do that one time you know you're capable of it and you can start working towards that. Most people I know have felt like crap without knowing it most of their life. They've never had a wonderful day. Once you have that day, you can learn how to kick more ***** repeatedly.”

Source : Source: www.goodreads.com
“I'm not at an extreme, but I do think that Donald Trump is a self-created creature. But the media has feasted on his spectacle and he wouldn't live without the attention. He's repaid the favor by attacking the press, but that's generated more reactive coverage.”

Source : "What Is - Or Should Be - Media's Role In Donald Trump's Rise?". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. April 2, 2016.
“I think the tendency with parents is to make your kid not unlike the next kid but to overprotect and say, "My way's better than whatever you've got in mind." But by the time that tie's over that shoulder and they're drinking that obligatory brewski with the boys, it's like, Man, who are you people?”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway.”
“Comic-Con has become more of a pop cultural festival, and to not be included feels like you're missing the biggest celebration of the year.”

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