"Absolute freedom doesn't exist and never did. Just as we don't spit on the floor at work, swear at customers, or send out letters full of misspellings, so too we might have to 'watch our language.' It is odd that the request for unbiased language in schools and workplaces is considered intolerable when other limits on our freedom to do whatever we want are not."

-- Rosalie Maggio

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“Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonalds? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria's mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head? I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.”
“With adolescent egotism and a lot of money one can pretty much rule the world.”

Source : Glen Duncan (2007). “I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story”, p.133, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“Bach is like an astronomer who, with the help of ciphers, finds the most wonderful stars.”
“Finding your personal style is a rich journey of discovery, wonder, adventure, and excitement.”

Source : Alexandra Stoddard (1990). “Daring to be Yourself”, Doubleday Books
“Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don't. I'm not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another.”
“You want to change your life? Control the only thing you can control: the meaning you give something.”
“People always complain about The Grammys because they're not a pop contest, but they're not supposed to be a pop contest. They're about excellence.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“You can't rely on bringing people downtown, you have to put them there.”

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