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Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#differ #environment #equanimity #even #expressing

Those were the people who made her something, and without them she was different. She'd held on to them and to that old self tenaciously, though. She clung to it, celebrated it, worshipped it even, instead of constructing a new grown-up life for herself. For years she'd been eating the cold crumbs left over from a great feast, living on them as though they could last her forever. ↗

— Ann Brashares

#crumbs #different #eating #feast #forever

But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else. ↗

— Uma Thurman

#anyone #difficult #else #expectations #high

In most communities it is illegal to cry "fire" in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims? ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#aims #assembly #communities #considered #crowded

First of all, we were never not speaking. It's gotten so blown out of proportion. It was a very straightforward difference of opinion. I think because we were so private and refused to talk about it, these stories just got out of control. ↗

— Julie Nixon Eisenhower

#because #blown #control #difference #first

Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security. ↗

— Mohamed ElBaradei

#challenging #integrity #international #international peace #matter

Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government. ↗

— Larry Elder

#government #humanely #individuals #money #more

People value and spend their money more wisely when they acquire it by their own efforts - also known as work. ↗

— Larry Elder

#also #efforts #known #money #more

We decided to play the NEC because we were asked to, and because we actually rather like the place: we've always enjoyed doing it before. We don't often get sensible offers to play in the UK, so most years we just play on the mainland, with the occasional exotic detour. ↗

— Andrew Eldritch

#always #asked #because #before #decided

Dinner is a great first date. Don't believe that stuff about girls not wanting to eat on a first date - sharing a romantic meal is so sexy. ↗

— Carmen Electra

#believe #date #dinner #eat #first