"It is still in the lap of the gods whether a society can succeed which is based on "civil liberties and human rights" conceived as I have tried to describe them; but of one thing at least we may be sure: the alternatives that have so far appeared have been immeasurably worse."

-- Learned Hand

#Rights Quotes #Liberty Quotes #Lap Quotes

“People thought becoming an adult meant that all your acts had consequences; in fact it was just the opposite.”

Source : "The Art of Fielding". Book by Chad Harbach, September 2011.
“OS X is sweet: it's simple and intuitive, and I think GNOME shares a lot of values with it.”

Source : "Interview with Ximian's Nat Friedman". Interview with Eugenia Loli, www.osnews.com. June 3, 2003.
“Hunger is the teacher of the arts and the bestower of invention. -Magister artis ingenique largitor Venter”
“I don't think conservativism is about a deficiency. I think it's about a commitment to an ideology that has to in some ways devalue the usefulness of empathy. I do think empathy can be learned. And enhanced.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I willingly allow that money does not guarantee happiness; but it must also be allowed that it makes happiness a great deal easier to achieve.”
“Many grievers experience intense yearning or longing after a death - more than they experience, say, denial.”
“I've been evolving in my stunt career Stunts have always had their place, and I have to measure them now. I've done things where, if I make a mistake, I could die. You really need to look at each thing. That usually is a mechanical failure. So, I have gone from doing everything, to listening and saying, "Maybe I shouldn't do this."”
“there are elements of truth in all great fiction”

Source : Teresa Medeiros (2012). “Goodnight Tweetheart”, p.48, Simon and Schuster

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