"The weapons that were once outside sharpening themselves on war are now indoors there, in the fortress, fragile in glass cases; Why is it (I'm thinking of the careful moulding round the stonework archways) that in this time, such elaborate defences keep things that are no longer (much) worth defending?"

-- Margaret Atwood

#War Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Glasses Quotes

“Art doesn't come in measured quantities: it's got to be too much or it's not enough.”
“Max Weber was right in subscribing to the view that one need not be Caesar in order to understand Caesar. But there is a temptation for us theoretical sociologists to act sometimes as though it is not necessary even to study Caesar in order to understand him. Yet we know that the interplay of theory and research makes both for understanding of the specific case and expansion of the general rule.”
“Technology isn't the enemy, it is our ally, but only if we adopt a new model that puts people before profit. I realize that we seem far from that model, but I have seen it in action and it is a beautiful thing. So I'm not willing to give up yet. Hope is the last thing to die.”
“True Friends are the bacon bits In the salad bowl of life. How true I read that and straight away, My thoughts turned to you And especially today on your 60th These special wishes I send Have a really wonderful birthday My special "bacon flavored" friend”
“The misgovernment of the American people is misgovernment by the American people.”

Source : Lincoln Steffens (1931). “The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens”, p.434, Heyday
“Having a place to live is a fundamental right and the state must establish a framework that ensures that apartments are affordable.”
“The difference between me and them is that I'll look at Jesse Jackson and I'll see four Jesse Jacksons, and they'll just see one, the clown ambulance chaser.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“There'll be a little metal fleck in the football, so you can tell for sure whether the guy with the ball got over the goal line or was pushed back.”

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