#gen

Nature, who for the perfect maintenance of the laws of her general equilibrium, has sometimes need of vices and sometimes of virtues, inspires now this impulse, now that one, in accordance with what she requires. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

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For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call that? That's what we call freedom. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#call #diligent #duties #following #forbidden

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#brain #feel #good #joyous #like

Freedom is the oxygen without which science cannot breathe. ↗

— David Sarnoff

#cannot #freedom #oxygen #science #which

In my time in the U.S. Senate, I tried to craft an energy policy... I will be part of President Obama's efforts to achieve energy independence and enhance the landscape. I am also part of his reform agenda. ↗

— Ken Salazar

#agenda #also #am #craft #efforts

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

#break #contradictions #difficulties #encounter #gentleness

So that, to me, is important that audiences are treated with an amount of respect toward their intelligence. Most Hollywood films don't respect their intelligence. ↗

— Eriq La Salle

#audiences #films #hollywood #hollywood films #important

And my generation in Brazil was influenced by Cinema Novo. So we're echoing what's been done way in the past. ↗

— Walter Salles

#brazil #cinema #done #echoing #generation

The Peruvian faces are completely different from that faces in Argentina and in Brazil. ↗

— Walter Salles

#brazil #completely #different #faces

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate. ↗

— Sallust

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