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

— Edward Gibbon

#executive #free #legislative #lost #nominated

When Maurice touched a keyboard, it was like something from a movie, magical. He would always give you something from a movie, and you'd go, what did you just play... immediately inspirational writings, amazing. That's what we're going to miss. ↗

— Robin Gibb

#amazing #did #give #go #going

With Maurice suddenly going, I realised... I think I've matured. I don't take things lightly any more. ↗

— Robin Gibb

#going #i #i think #lightly #matured

For 'Narrow Stairs,' the majority of the songs I brought in were guitar songs - songs we could sit in a room and just play. I can honestly say I had more fun and felt more inspired on this record than anything that we had done in a long time. ↗

— Ben Gibbard

#brought #could #done #felt #fun

I've covered Avril Lavigne. I like good pop songs, and I don't think there should be any kind of preconceptions about where good pop songs come from. ↗

— Ben Gibbard

#any #come #covered #good #i

If I'm in love I want to get married. That's how stupid I am. ↗

— Kathie Lee Gifford

#get #get married #how #i #i am

When we moved to Seattle, everybody kind of disappeared into different corners of the city and it was a very difficult time for the band. ↗

— Ben Gibbard

#city #corners #different #difficult #difficult time

I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#desire #female #friendship #happiness #her

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#above #common #educations #every #every man

Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#been #despised #except #gift #outward