"Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest."

-- C. S. Lewis

#Wisdom Quotes #War Quotes #People Quotes

“Perfection never exists in reality, but only in our dreams.”

Source : Rudolf Dreikurs (2013). “The Challenge of Marriage”, p.94, Taylor & Francis
“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.”
“We know that they cannot bear their share of the taxes to help pay for their education. And unless those children get a good education we know that they become dropouts and they become delinquents and they become taxeaters instead of taxpayers. We know that they will join the unemployed. That is why we put top priority on breaking the vicious cycle that today threatens the future of 5 million children in this great land of opportunity which we talk about so much.”
“Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.”
“To me, the most important tool is not a physical or a technical one. It's more of a cerebral one. It's your brain. It's about having an interest in experimenting musically, perhaps touching on several different genres of music. No doubt, the most important tool is the mind. It's the willingness to experiment freely.”
“What is there to regret? I'm a committed Nazi, and if I had to be born a thousand times over, I would be a thousand times what I have been.”
“We (the FBI) are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody.”
“I won't need you to rescue meM. I can take care of myself, thank you. - Scarlett O'Hara.”

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