"What is supposed to happen in a democracy is that each sovereign citizen will always vote in the public interest for the safety and welfare of all. But what does happen is that he votes his own self-interest as he sees it... which for the majority translates as 'Bread and Circuses'."

-- Robert A. Heinlein

#Self Quotes #Safety Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“My only obligation is to keep myself and other people guessing.”

Source : "Jude Law". Book by John McVicar, Alex Hannaford, 2006.
“When I play, I feel like in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis player?”
“When I was starting out, the first women studio heads and writers were just getting into their perches - development execs learning their chops.”
“If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.”
“I haven't found anywhere in the world where I want to be all the time. The best of my life is the moving. I look forward to going.”
“Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by dint of brute force, occasionally raise bruises, but it never cuts or pierces.”
“I need a bath." He chuckled. "You smell of smoke, as do I." The duke turned, leaning heavily on his cane. "Jameson, open the carriage door. We shall return to the house." Beth smiled up at Christian. "Shall we adjourn to the house to get some ointment for your hands and a bath, my love?" His eyes lit. "A bath?" Grandfather snorted. "Someone send to London for a special license! Now.”
“A good proof is one that makes us wiser.”

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