#mo

The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

#blessing #democracy #discipline #freedom #greatest

'Dawson's Creek' was my introduction to the industry. It put some money in my pocket and it put me in the position I wanted to be in, where I could audition for projects that I wanted to be a part of. I didn't find it creatively fulfilling in any way though. ↗

— Michael Pitt

#audition #could #creatively #creek #dawson

I think there is an element of nihilism about, but I don't think most artists feel their work is meaningless. ↗

— Leonard Baskin

#artists #element #feel #i #i think

Logic is a poor model of cause and effect. ↗

— Gregory Bateson

#effect #logic #model #poor

We all deal with issues of time. The first thing you do in the morning is look at the clock to see what time it is. ↗

— Jeremy Piven

#deal #first #first thing #issues #look

The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's publicly held debt. This dependence raises the specter that other nations will be able to influence our policies in ways antithetical to American interests. ↗

— Evan Bayh

#america #american #american interests #amount #antithetical

In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them. ↗

— Carter G. Woodson

#best #democracy #educate #give #majority

It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it. ↗

— Francis Beaumont

#avoid #injury #more #noble #overcome

But mostly, it's a book about my relationship with my father. ↗

— Alison Bechdel

#book #father #mostly #relationship

Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I read it anyhow. ↗