"I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics."

-- Chris Patten

#Intellectual Quotes #Baggage Quotes #Unnecessary Quotes

“Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all . . . . It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain”

Source : Frederic Bastiat (2006). “The Law”, p.26, Cosimo, Inc.
“It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating.”

Source : Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (2003). “Dancing with Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism”, p.38, Himalayan Academy Publications
“They held me and told me everything would be fine, that sadness would rise from our bones and evaporate in sunlight the way morning fog burned off the river in summer. My mother rubbed the kites on my hands and arms and told me to think of my lungs as balloons. I just want to feel safe, I said.”

Source : Shane Jones (2010). “Light Boxes: A Novel”, p.13, Penguin
“Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.”
“Gain cannot be made without some other person's loss.”
“Yoga is the best thing for your sex life. It keeps you limber in all kinds of ways. It teaches you to love your body and your partner's body. But more than anything, it keeps your mind liquid, and nothing's sexier than that.”
“Let's scope the place out," he suggested, heading around the side of the building, "and be careful in the bushes." "Why?" Amy asked. "This is South Africa, dude," Dan replied. "Where cobras come from. And not the hot ones, like Ian.”
“Acting is way of making yourself exist.”

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