"Listen, my father had written. Listen to hear if they are telling the truth or only part of the truth, for that is the lesson of history: that the victors tell the tale of their triumph in a manner to grant accolades to themselves and heap blame upon their rivals. Ask yourself if part of the story is being withheld by design or ignorance."

-- Kate Elliott

#Father Quotes #Ignorance Quotes #Design Quotes

“Fame sweeps you away. I had to go home every six months to remember who I am.”
“Excessive interest in pathological behavior was itself pathological”
“Taxes are indeed very heavy - We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness. Three times as much by our Pride. And four times as much by our Folly.”
“Narcissism and Christianity have little in common, yet the Romantic paradigm of artistic creativity, particularly in light of subsequent Freudian ideas, has tended to foster its share of narcissism. It was the tragic fate of Narcissus that he was so preoccupied with self that he could not appreciate God, nature, or the other.”
“Children who willingly participate in sexual acts have the right to make that decision as well, even if it's distasteful to us personally. Some children will make poor choices just as some adults do in smoking and drinking to excess. When we outlaw child pornography, the prices paid for child performers rise, increasing the incentives for parents to use children against their will.”

Source : "Short answers to the tough questions". Book by Mary Ruwart, content.time.com. 1998.
“It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.”
“Happiness is a chance to talk to a friend, to hear good music, to have a good glass of wine. Happiness is a chance to be myself and to find people with whom I agree or who I don't agree but I can learn something.”
“Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick, I was on 125 and St.Nick”

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