"I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, in religion, in philosophy, in politics, or in anything else, where I was capable of thinking for myself. Such an addiction is the last degradation of a free and moral agent. If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all."

-- Thomas Jefferson

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“He smoked a cigarette, standing in the dark and listening to her undress. She made sea sounds; something flapped like a sail; there was the creak of ropes; then he heard the wave-against-a-wharf smack of rubber on flesh. Her call for him to hurry was a sea-moan, and when he lay beside her, she heaved, tidal, moon-driven.”

Source : Nathanael West, Jonathan Lethem (2009). “Miss Lonelyhearts: & the Day of the Locust”, p.28, New Directions Publishing
“The wheel of fortune [...] tells us that we all only want victory. We all want to triumph. But we all have to learn to endure what comes. We have to learn to treat misfortune and great fortune with indifference. That is wisdom.”

Source : Philippa Gregory (2013). “The Lady of the Rivers”, p.166, Simon and Schuster
“The biblical purpose of every conversation you have, in every personal interaction, is that they person who hears you will receive grace.”
“A labyrinthine man never seeks the truth, but only his Ariadne.”
“Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo - obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other.”

Source : Angela Davis: An Autobiography ch. 1 (1974)
“Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.”
“I'm very picky, and I'm never 100% happy with the work I do; I hate watching myself and hearing my voice.”
“Very soon, most companies will need to have a global operating model - even if you only sell locally. Even mid-sized companies will source globally. Knowing how to operate in this environment will be critical. We need to train managers and leaders to become citizens of the world.”

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