There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
#quotes #jorge-luis-borges #evil #ethics

The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power. ~Ludwig von Mises
#quotes #ludwig-von-mises #politics #freedom

Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
#proverbs #danish-proverbs #abstinence #fasting

Embrace your dorkdom or rail against it. The choice is yours. ~Brendan Fraser
#quotes #brendan-fraser #decisions

I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
#quotes #hunter-hayes #competition

With those people, I'm very far apart, because I believe that government access to communications and stored records is valuable when done under tightly controlled conditions which protect legitimate privacy interests. ~Dorothy Denning
#quotes #dorothy-denning #government #privacy

What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #gossip

Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
#quotes #nick-flynn #self #universe #ego

I definitely have two Olympics in me; I don't know about three Olympics. ~Gracie Gold
#quotes #gracie-gold #olympics

The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
#quotes #thomas-jefferson #freedom

I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained, this is free. ~Veronica Roth
#quotes #veronica-roth

It's quite nice to have a place to leave things. You can be a permanent gypsy, but it's nice to go home. ~Daphne Guinness
#quotes #daphne-guinness #home

I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
#quotes #camille-paglia #james-wolcott

When there is no thought, the kundalini rises. When you create a vacuum, something will be drawn into it. The less thought you have, the more kundalini will flow through the chakras, the shushumna. ~Frederick Lenz
#quotes #frederick-lenz #buddhism #kundalini #chakras #shushumna

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs #death #equality

In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
#quotes #john-ensign #50s #taxation #government #united-states

Gardening is a humbling experience. ~Martha Stewart
#quotes #martha-stewart #gardening

Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #perfection

There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
#quotes #isaac-asimov #the-bicentennial-man #freedom #mind

Don't be afraid to hit the ball. ~Billie Jean King
#quotes #billie-jean-king #inspiration

Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
#quotes #hannes-alfven #universe #astrology #astronomy

An angry man is full of poison. ~Confucius
#quotes #confucius #anger

Three things see no end. A flower blighted ere it bloomed. A message that was wasted. And a journey that was doomed. ~Mercedes Lackey
#quotes #mercedes-lackey #flower

We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine the way stories are told in a specific genre, whether it's "China Beach," "The West Wing," or "E.R." ~Michael Cudlitz
#quotes #michael-cudlitz #john-wells #tv

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
#quotes #maria-callas #responsibility