"Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if it continues to think, and if it becomes democratic."

-- Friedrich Durrenmatt

#Party Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Hymns Quotes

“The notion of the perfect whole, the ultimate solution in which all good things coexist, seems to me not merely unobtainable--that is a truism--but conceptually incoherent. ......Some among the great goods cannot live together. That is a conceptual truth. We are doomed to choose, and every choice may entail an irreparable loss.”

Source : Isaiah Berlin (2012). “The Proper Study Of Mankind: An Anthology of Essays”, p.11, Random House
“You know, there has never been a 24-hour period in five years when I have not responded to e-mail at Facebook. I am not saying it's easy. I work long hours.”
“I'm not a big fan of being a victim. I don't like getting beaten up.”
“A doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care.”
“By not forgiving, by not letting wrongs go, we aren't getting back at anyone. We are merely punishing ourselves by barricading our own hearts.”
“You do not need to be an expert, or even particularly interested in wine, in order to enjoy drinking it. But tasting is not the same as drinking. Drinking pleases, mellows, loosens the tongue and inhibitions; drinking wine with food is healthy and natural; drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life's most civilized pleasures.”
“Chiropractic is founded upon different principles than those of medicine.”
“It was a great time to be making music because everything else was changing.”

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