#ect

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#destruction #first #good #good government #government

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#alone #because #more #reflects #travels

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#bodily #body #decay #gloomy #human

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#censor #difference #each #office #opinion

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#favor #forms #his #imagination #moment

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#fear #i #live #long #may

The tendency to whining and complaining may be taken as the surest sign symptom of little souls and inferior intellects. ↗

— Lord Jeffrey

#inferior #intellects #little #may #sign

I'm not impersonating anybody. I'm perfectly satisfied with what I am. ↗

— David Johansen

#anybody #i #i am #perfectly #satisfied

I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#apple #back #come #connected #each

So when these people sell out, even though they get fabulously rich, they're gypping themselves out of one of the potentially most rewarding experiences of their unfolding lives. Without it, they may never know their values or how to keep their newfound wealth in perspective. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#experiences #fabulously #get #how #keep