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Like the 'little emperors' of one-child China, too many Boomers were taught early that the world was made (or saved) for their comfort and enjoyment. They behaved accordingly, with a self-indulgence that was wholly rational, given their situation. ↗

— Eric Liu

#behaved #boomers #china #comfort #early

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds. ↗

— Titus Livius

#defended #ever #grounds #rational

It is acceptable to bring someone to tears if it explains to them in an emotional way why a product, a service, or a candidate is the right person, is the right thing to do. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#bring #candidate #emotional #explains #person

Traditional market researchers are cold and calculating and scientific. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#cold #market #researchers #scientific #traditional

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ↗

— Martin Luther

#apple #even #go #i #knew

I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people. ↗

— Alexander Mackenzie

#any #appreciate #canada #considerable #considerable number

Thrift shopping is really just an extension of me being that same kid and going into a place that's completely unconventional that has really endless possibilities in terms of outfits that you can put together and really just expressing yourself. ↗

— Macklemore

#completely #endless #expressing #extension #going

I'm a national security liberal, which I tell people because it's meant to sound absurd. ↗

— Rachel Maddow

#because #i #liberal #meant #national

Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner. ↗

— Roger Mahony

#humane #immigration #manner #proportional #should

What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing. ↗

— Cheech Marin

#artist #both #combination #doing #emotional