"When I think of the library of Alexandria and of the fact that, although it burnt down, people continue to sort the letters of the alphabet according to that tradition, then that makes certain expressions of modernity, even of interventions on the textual level, possible."

-- Alexander Kluge

#Thinking Quotes #Expression Quotes #People Quotes

“Obama lost his ability to push his agenda through Congress when he received what he himself called a 'shellacking' in the November 2010 elections. That shellacking was primarily the result of massive policy overreach when he had a Democratic Congress in his pocket.”
“Many, many times, the kids with the less talent become the better athletes because they're more dedicated to achieving their full potential.”

Source : Red Auerbach, Joe Fitzgerald (1986). “On and Off the Court”, Bantam
“None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth, affords, as far as we can perceive, much security for his being wiser than any of his neighbours. The chance of his being wiser than all his neighbours together is still smaller.”
“I had the greatest time on Broadway and made friends I never expected to make!”
“I can still hear the words you whispered when you told me I can stay right here forever in your arms from Forever and for Always”
“Love isn't a decision. It's a feeling. If we could decide who we loved,it would be much simpler, but much less magical”
“The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.”
“When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men.”

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