"It is not true that the perfection of police power is the result of the state's Machiavellianism or of some transitory influence. The whole structure of society of society implies it, of necessity. The more we mobilize the forces of nature, the more must we mobilize men and the more do we require order"

-- Jacques Ellul

#Men Quotes #Order Quotes #Perfection Quotes

“Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.”
“I started doing radio commercials for Kmart when I was 4. They had to splice all my consonants together because I couldnt talk very well. But these jobs helped my mother and me put food on the table. It took the two of us working.”
“The greatest crimes are caused by surfeit, not by want.”
“I think that you should just create if you have the urge to create. There's a lot of other careers you can pursue to seek attention. If people want validation, there are other ways to get that.”

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“Associate with people of vision. Be around those who inspire you and motivate you to reach your dreams.”
“People without hope not only donâ€™t write novels, but what is more to the point, they donâ€™t read them. They donâ€™t take long looks at anything, because they lack the courage. The way to despair is to refuse to have any kind of experience, and the novel, of course, is a way to have experience.”
“The good times and the bad times both will pass. It will pass. It will get easier. But the fact that it will get easier does not mean that it doesnâ€™t hurt now. And when people try to minimize your pain they are doing you a disservice. And when you try to minimize your own pain youâ€™re doing yourself a disservice. Donâ€™t do that. The truth is that it hurts because itâ€™s real. It hurts because it mattered. And thatâ€™s an important thing to acknowledge to yourself. But that doesnâ€™t mean that it wonâ€™t end, that it wonâ€™t get better. Because it will.”
“All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged.”

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