"Rest on laurels? I wish I could do that. No, you rest when you're dead"

-- Lee Kuan Yew

#Wish Quotes #Laurels Quotes

“Clive [Davis] tried to tell me that saying certain words in a song- or as he says, â€˜putting some balls into it'- isn't bad, it's just strong emotion. Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did.”
“The best antidote for crime is justice. The irony we often fail to appreciate is that the more justice people enjoy, the fewer crimes they commit. Crime is the natural offspring of an unjust society.”

Source : Gerry Spence (1989). “With justice for none: destroying an American myth”, Crown
“Of all of men's inborn dispositions there is none more heroic than love. Love will fight no-love every inch of the way.”
“If we trace the history of any nation backwards into the past, we come at last to a period of myths and traditions which eventually fade away into impenetrable darkness.”

Source : Bal Gangadhar Tilak (2011). “The Arctic Home in the Vedas”, p.15, Arktos
“Cultivate your Futurism. I'll cultivate my Döblinism.”
“It shouldn't hurt to be a child.”

Source : Jan Hunt (2013). “The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart”, New Society Publishers
“The heart of true womanhood knows where its own sphere is, and never seeks to stray beyond it!”
“I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She's incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she's effective.”

Source : "Kamala Harris: Power Prosecutor". Interview with Dana Perino, www.harpersbazaar.com. April 14, 2011.

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