"Equality under the law is the slow triumph of hope over history."

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Source : "Jim Cooper Uses The N-Word To Illustrate His Call For A Voting Rights Amendment" by Preston Maddock, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 8, 2013.

Jim Cooper

#Law Quotes #Triumph Quotes

“Were it not better to forget than to remember and regret?”
“When all your muscles are properly developed, you will, as a matter of course, perform your work with minimum effort and maximum pleasure.”
“To deny ones' true nature and the gifts given you by the gods is to tempt disaster. You cannot hide behind the mask forever.”
“When you are making a success of something, it's not work. It's a way of life. You enjoy yourself because you are making your contribution to the world.”
“It is difficult to live with the pure. They do not condemn you; they forgive you. This forgiveness is more terrible than a judgment.”
“Five common traits of good writers: (1) They have something to say. (2) They read widely and have done so since childhood. (3) They possess what Isaac Asimov calls a "capacity for clear thought," able to go from point to point in an orderly sequence, an A to Z approach. (4) They're geniuses at putting their emotions into words. (5) They possess an insatiable curiosity, constantly asking Why and How.”
“Why are we here? We exist not to pursue happiness, which is fleeting, or outer accomplishment, which can always be bettered. We are here to nourish the self.”
“You pout like a trout in a drought...can't get out. You want to scream, but fish can't shout.”

Source : Song: King of New York, Album: Scars & Memories

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