"I am a Conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a Radical to remove all that is bad. I seek to preserve property and to respect order, and I equally decry the appeal to the passions of the many or the prejudices of the few."

-- Benjamin Disraeli

#Passion Quotes #Government Quotes #Order Quotes

“Maybe there's a whole other universe where a square moon rises in the sky, and the stars laugh in cold voices, and some of the triangles have four sides, and some have five, and some have five raised to the fifth power of sides. In this universe there might grow roses which sing. Everything leads to everything.”
“I was not allowed to talk about being adopted when growing up. I walked around feeling like I was going to explode.”

Source : "Michael Nyqvist obituary" by Michael Carlson, www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2017.
“Really high-minded people are indifferent to happiness, especially other people's.”
“And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.”

Source : Joseph Story (1833). “Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States, Before the Adoption of the Constitution”, p.426
“Not to sound rude, but [acting] is stupid. Everybodyâ€™s like, â€˜How can you remain with a level head?â€™ And Iâ€™m like, â€˜Why would I ever get cocky? Iâ€™m not saving anybodyâ€™s life. There are doctors who save lives and firemen who run into burning buildings. Iâ€™m making movies. Itâ€™s stupid.â€™”
“Acting is such a weird job.”
“Usually, you can shoot a movie in 10 or 12 weeks.”
“If a girl says not to get her a birthday present that means get me a birthday present and make sure it's jewelry.”

Source : Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl (2010). “Beautiful Creatures”, p.296, Penguin UK

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