"Who can in reason then or right assume monarchy over such as live by right his equals, if in power or splendor less, in freedom equal?"

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John Milton

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“I will point ye out the right path of a virtuous and noble Education; laborious indeed at first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.”
“It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I don't see that same intimacy happening very much today.”
“Every era of coaches has their own set of problems and challenges. Today's player is different, but some things about them are better than they were in the past. I don't think coaching today's players is any tougher. I think we're a little too hard on the current day player because he's different.”

Source : "A conversation with New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
“Bureaucrats want bigger bureaus. Special interests are interested in whatever's special to them. These two groups bring great pressure to bear upon politicians who have another agenda yet: to cater to the temporary whims and fads of the public and the press.”
“He gulped. "No, we aren't done chatting. Why aren't you afraid of dying?" "Everything and everyone has an end," she said. "I mean, you're going to be killed soon and though I loathe the thought, you don't see me crying about that, either. I know what will happen, and I accept what cannot be changed. I'm trying to live while I can. While WE can. Dwelling on the bad is what destroys all hints of joy.”
“I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.”

Source : Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.178, Stanford University Press
“Every life needs a little space. It leaves room for good things to enter it.”

Source : Sarah Addison Allen (2011). “The Peach Keeper: A Novel”, p.57, Bantam
“My look is always glitzy for New Year's Eve, even if I am at home.”

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