"The mind cannot foresee its own advance."

-- Friedrich August von Hayek

“Music is life, and life is not a business.”

Source : "Iggy Pop celebrates Hall of Fame induction in typical fashion... by baring his chest". www.dailymail.co.uk. March 16, 2010.
“The function of the prosecutor under the federal Constitution is not to tack as many skins of victims as possible against the wall. His function is to vindicate the rights of the people as expressed in the laws and give those accused of crime a fair trial.”
“Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute.”
“It's hard not to empathize with the mayor's anger, given the injustices he'd suffered, but righteous anger rarely leads to wise policy.”

Source : Edward Glaeser (2011). “Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier”, p.55, Pan Macmillan
“Writing a novel is like working on foreign policy. There are problems to be solved. It's not all inspirational.”

Source : "Literature's DNA" by Jonathan Raban, www.theguardian.com. January 13, 2007.
“Life, which all creatures love and strive to keep Wonderful, dear and pleasant unto each, Even to the meanest; yea, a boon to all Where pity is, for pity makes the world Soft to the weak and noble for the strong.”

Source : "The Light of Asia: The Great Renunciation".
“If killing yourself is not an option anymore, you have to sink into the darkness instead, and make something out of it.”
“Fear is a better friend than you, who feel nothing, beneath the weight of my pain.”

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