#magi

When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

#arise #because #body #enact #execute

We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#hurt #imagination #more #often #reality

For me the printing process is part of the magic of photography. It's that magic that can be exciting, disappointing, rewarding and frustrating all in the same few moments in the darkroom. ↗

— John Sexton

#disappointing #exciting #few #frustrating #magic

Even though I make those movies, I find myself wishing that more of those magic moments could happen in real life. ↗

— Jane Seymour

#even #find #happen #i #life

When I started painting 17 years ago, I never imagined that anyone would look at my work or buy my pieces. But now I do about 14 exhibitions each year. ↗

— Jane Seymour

#ago #anyone #buy #each #exhibitions

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#compact #lover #lunatic #poet

I remember the first time I saw the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video. I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain's face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn't see his face. When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined! ↗

— Shakira

#cute #day #did #even #face

I imagine that the intention is to get rid of them. The interests of security demand that we get rid of them. ↗

— Moshe Sharett

#get #i #imagine #intention #interests

I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#began #characters #complicated #first #i

I have defeated this earthworm with my words. Imagine what I would have done with my fire breathing fists. ↗

— Charlie Sheen

#defeated #done #fire #fists #i