"Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all."

-- Adam Smith

#Reality Quotes #Government Quotes #Defense Quotes

“Grandparents get older and they can't do things for themselves anymore. I'm gonna struggle with that. Because I hate depending on people to do anything for me.”
“Harmony can not thrive in a climate of mistrust, cheating, bullying; mean-spirited competition.”
“We try to place the human body in relation to the image all the time, so it's never a kind of a backdrop, but it's more of ...a much more integrative experience.”
“I believe that States should be credited for their non-Federal investment in revenue-generating transportation facilities to address their regional transportation needs.”
“Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.”

Source : "Head Over Heels for Manolo Blahnik" by Lisa Armstrong, www.harpersbazaar.com. September 23, 2010.
“It is unmatched in its ability to think, to communicate, and to reason. Most striking of all, it has a unique awareness of its identity and of its place in space and time. Welcome to the human brain, the cathedral of complexity.”
“These infinitesimal distinctions between man and man are too paltry for an Omnipotent Being. How these madmen give themselves away! The real God taketh heed lest a sparrow fall. But the God created from human vanity sees no difference between an eagle and a sparrow.”
“Calvin Klein and Donna Karan were the big American names at that point in time, Helmut [Lung] was the cool kid on the block and you had Marc Jacobs and John Galliano who starting the revival of the old fashion houses.”

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