"If our fathers, in 1776, had acknowledged the principle that a majority had the right to rule the minority, we should never have become a nation; for they were in a small minority, as compared with those who claimed the right to rule over them."

-- Lysander Spooner

#Father Quotes #Historical Quotes #Majority Quotes

“When we, as young women, are given the space to read, the act becomes a happy, private corner we can return to for the rest of our lives. We develop this love of reading by turning to stories that speak to the most special, secret parts of us.”
“My dad, the old professor, used to say, 'Never get into an argument about what's folk music and what isn't.'”
“The laughter in his deep-set black eyes, the feverish heat of his big hand around mine, the flash of his white teeth against his dark skin, his face stretching into the wide smile that had always been like a key to a secret door where only kindred spirits could enter.”
“Everything went great right up to the explosion.”

Source : Andy Weir (2017). “The Martian: Classroom Edition: A Novel”, p.43, Broadway Books
“When I come up with an idea for the collection, it's usually very precise, and I would say that every time, you're going to see that idea on the catwalk. It will go through ups and downs, but it's not going to be changed in the last month, that's for sure.”
“One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.”
“I know, personally, that I would not be in the beautiful state of awareness that I find myself in daily now - knowing that love is the essence of all that is - had I not had the most painful of all experiences, the loss of my stepdaughter.”
“The absence of a bass player always makes things go faster and hit harder in the high-end range.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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