#lit

I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking. ↗

— Michael Palin

#far #going #i #know #leaders

Well, I'm not a member of the permanent political establishment, and I've learned quickly these last few days that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#candidate #consider #days #elite #establishment

These political movements flourish on the margins of Turkish society because of poverty and because of the people's feeling that they are not being represented. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#being #feeling #flourish #margins #movements

The argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politics. ↗

— Emmeline Pankhurst

#broken #modern #most #pane #politics

We must all assume out responsibilities to take the country forward. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#country #forward #must #out #responsibilities

Earlier feminists were almost universally pro-choice and have dominated political debate until now. Having access to abortion was viewed as the only way women could have full equality with men, who, until recently, couldn't get pregnant. ↗

— Kathleen Parker

#access #almost #could #debate #dominated

Sex, sexual dynamics and how we define our sexuality, is one of the major deals in everyone's life. ↗

— Molly Parker

#define #dynamics #everyone #how #life

No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane. ↗

— Robert M. Parker, Jr.

#ascetic #considered #debilitating #dispense #man

It's a reality that if you are seeking for an answer, you'll just end up with much more questions, but if you won't then be searching just because of this reality, you'll end up with nothing. ↗

— Jay Mark D. Saga-ad

#humor #inspirational #motivational #questions #reality

Facebook is such a basic utility. It's something that is such a part of peoples' lives, I think it's hard to imagine it going away. ↗

— Sean Parker

#basic #facebook #going #going away #hard