#gen

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. ↗

— John Adams

#agent #choice #implies #intellectual #liberty

Genius is the talent for seeing things straight. ↗

— Maude Adams

#seeing #straight #talent #things

No rule is so general, which admits not some exception. ↗

— Robert Burton

#general #rule #some #which

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public. ↗

— Scott Adams

#general public #never #never underestimate #public #stupidity

The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses. ↗

— Diane Wood

#adapt #build #could #create #document

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#bosom #brother #caution #counselor #elder

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver. ↗

— George Ade

#life #parlor #saver #use #vague

Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages. ↗

— Hervey Allen

#fresh #generation #invasion #new #new generation

I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby. I just think genetics are in my favour. ↗

— Andre Agassi

#beats #bucks #favour #genetics #got

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily. ↗

— Giovanni Agnelli

#european #european countries #general #had #heavily