#ice

The idea of determinism combined with complete human responsibility struck me as very hard to reconcile with an idea of justice, let alone mercy. ↗

— Ken MacLeod

#combined #complete #determinism #hard #human

It must be odd, being recognisable. I would hate to lose that anonymity. It happened for a while with 'Spooks.' No one notices me now. ↗

— Matthew Macfadyen

#being #happened #hate #i #lose

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to minimise the trauma of change in our personal lives. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#choice #choices #deliberate #enough #equals

Experience has taught me never to trust a policeman. Just when you think one's all right, he turns legit. ↗

— Ben Maddow

#just #me #never #policeman #right

I think service is honorable, and that was always inculcated in me. ↗

— Rachel Maddow

#honorable #i #i think #inculcated #me

I look forward to another good year next year. It would be nice to win, too. ↗

— Greg Maddux

#be nice #forward #good #i #look

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#day #edifice #every #every day #must

She said she knew we were safe with you, and always would be, because once, when she asked you to, you'd given up the thing you most wanted." Archer received this strange communication in silence. His eyes remained unseeingly fixed on the thronged sunlit square below the window. At length he said in a low voice: "She never asked me. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#age

I don't even think my voice is really good. ↗

— Stephen Malkmus

#good #i #really #think #voice

One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice. ↗

— Steven Seagal

#action movies #because #justice #looking #love