"Roses are red, And ready for plucking, You're sixteen, And ready for high school."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

#School Quotes #Rose Quotes #Sixteen Quotes

“Of all the potential perils to the new American republic, the prospect of concentrated power . . . troubled the intellectual leaders of the Revolutionary generation. Familiar as the founders were with old Europe . . . they understood why the accumulation of inherited wealth led to inequities and imbalances that inevitably corrupted any system of government.”

Source : Joe Conason (2007). “It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush”, p.135, Macmillan
“It is continued temperance which sustains the body for the longest period of time, and which most surely preserves it free from sickness.”
“Leadership Principle: As hunger increases, excuses decrease.”
“With the best equipment in the world the man with poor judgment is in mortal danger.”
“Playing live is so weird because I go out there and I try so hard to give something, which will be recognized. And in turn, something will be given to me, there'll be some kind of shared moment in that. So it's very affectively intense - so much longing and lack of control.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I've always felt it's ridiculous to say, of any of the females in my life: You're my friend, you're my wife, you're my girlfriend, you're my co-worker. 'This is your box, and you're not allowed to stray outside of it.'”
“Since its founding in 1854, Penn State has proven to be a leading institution of higher learning.”
“Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only 1. Which one seems unnatural now?”

Source : Twitter post from May 6, 2012

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