"An adult woman should not be so possessive of her own birthday that she begrudges her friends the chance to get married on the same day."

-- Mallory Ortberg

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“Critics of Consequentialism have often assumed that hedonism (or preference-satisfaction) must be the theory of the good, that the deontic principle must be maximizing, and that the principle should be applied to individual acts. Indeed, this version is often called "classical utilitarianism" and attributed to Bentham and sometimes even to Mill. Rather than a "classical" view it is a recent construction foisted on to the tradition.”
“When I've seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I can't tell you what that phenomenon is.”
“Young people don't want to sit at home and watch television; they'd sooner be out doing their own thing.”
“I think that training is important. I think you need to learn as much as you can learn. I would say that it's important and probably crucial, but I wouldn't say that everyone has to have it.”

Source : "'The Sopranos' Aida Turturro talks about fighting hunger and her hit show". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. March 20, 2001.
“The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.”
“I don't think people should think of women's issues as auxiliary issues - they are central.”
“In a consumer society, expectations dare not plateau, because a growing economy depends on rising expectations... The more we let our level of contentment be determined by outside factors-a new car, fashionable clothes, a prestigious career, social status-the more we relinquish control over our own happiness.”
“Memories are like everything else. They're a trap.”

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