"The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive."

-- Edward Gibbon

#Power Quotes #Principles Quotes #Constitution Quotes

“I’ve been trying to find a way for the terror and the beauty to live together in one song. I know it’s possible.”
“It is the ability to make predictions about the future that is the crux of intelligence.”

Source : Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee (2007). “On Intelligence”, p.6, Macmillan
“Brother, stand the pain. Escape the poison of your impulses. The sky will bow to your beauty, if you do. Learn to light the candle. Rise with the sun. Turn away from the cave of your sleeping. That way a thorn expands to a rose.”
“Nobody ever gets enough appreciation when they're behaving themselves, but there's no end to hearing about it when they're not.”

Source : Jean Ferris (2004). “Once Upon a Marigold”, p.137, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I love creating moments that feel bigger than just like an artist on stage.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“I wondered if sometimes the difference between a psychopath in Broadmoor and a psychopath on Wall Street was the luck of being born into a stable, rich family.”

Source : Jon Ronson (2011). “The Psychopath Test”, p.165, Pan Macmillan
“His heritage to his children wasn't words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and a father.”
“The fact that he didn't get credit for a while is more the story of social injustice. But his own spirit wasn't driven by that, and wasn't dependent upon that. He just wished he had the cash to go to medical school.”

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