"I am a big supporter of experiments to complement representative gov't with randomly selected representative bodies of citizens, sure. I think most Americans would be surprised to learn just how much better we are at gov't than our gov't."

-- Lawrence Lessig

#Thinking Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“Nicknames are fond names. We do not give them to people we dislike.”
“We are never more self-righteous than when giving up what we should have shunned all along.”
“What use is it that knowledge mounts? It's knowing something good that counts.”
“It is not really our country so much is the problem, it's sort of the parasitic relationship that Canada, and France, and other countries have towards us.”
“To me it's awe-inspiring ... All those billions of little evolutionary steps leading to this sensation of being "me."”
“Even the photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson, with all due respect to him, are notoriously burned and dodged.”

Source : "False witness" by Charlotte Higgins, www.theguardian.com. March 10, 2004.
“When I started, my teachers told me that I had to sing Mozart, Mozart, Mozart. I said, No, I want to sing all the other stuff. If you do not push yourself, you will stay the same. Maybe some singers are happy with that, but I have to move, I have to do something new always.”
“Every sunrise gives you a new beginning and a new ending. Let this morning be a new beginning to a better relationship and a new ending to the bad memories. Its an opportunity to enjoy life, breathe freely, think and love. Be grateful for this beautiful day.”

You may also like:

Aaron Swartz
Computer programmer
Hal Abelson
Professor
Jim Webb
Former United States Senator
Joe Trippi
Consultant
Jonathan Zittrain
Law professor
Lincoln Chafee
American Politician
Tim Berners-Lee
Computer Scientist
Yochai Benkler
Author
Martin O'Malley
Governor of Maryland