#go

God made everything out of nothing. But the nothingness shows through. ↗

— Paul Valéry

#life #life

Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve. ↗

— Rick Mercer

#deserve #get #government #here #may

A few words of Hindi appear here or there, but it's all Urdu. I feel that if the popular culture, which is what Hindi films are, uses Urdu, it's not going to diminish. ↗

— Ismail Merchant

#culture #diminish #feel #few #films

We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back. ↗

— Melina Mercouri

#back #british #british government #cared #centuries

The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I've got to convince the others. ↗

— Freddie Mercury

#convince #got #i #lavish #me

The man of science is nothing if not a poet gone wrong. ↗

— George Meredith

#man #nothing #poet #science #wrong

By the time Cheryl Hersha came to the facility, knowledge of multiple personality was so complete that doctors understood how the mind separated into distinct ego states,each unaware of the other. First, the person traumatized had to be both extremely intelligent and under the age of seven, two conditions not yet understood though remaining consistent as factors. The trauma was almost always of a sexual nature…” p52 ↗

— Cheryl Hersha

#childhood-abuse #childhood-trauma #dissociation #government-corruption #government-cover-ups

Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards our fellow men. ↗

— B.R. Ambedkar

#democracy #government #respecting-others #reverence #attitude

That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#contribution #depend #everybody #everyone #good

I think having an outsider's viewpoint is interesting and good, especially for a comedian. ↗

— Paul Merton

#especially #good #having #i #i think