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At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#citizenship #comes #contract #democratic #most

Events are moving so fast and what in one moment seems impossible, the next is happening. I'm sure historians will, in time, provide theories and analysis, but for now I think most of us simply want the tide stemmed. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#events #fast #happening #historians #i

Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guests remember before they pass out all over the table. ↗

— William Powell

#dessert #guests #important #last #meal

I used to work for 12 or 14 hours at a time but the digital age has made such happy immersions almost impossible. ↗

— Richard Powers

#almost #digital #happy #hours #i

The biggest obstacle to people becoming better is that you have to really want to be a good person in order to be a better person, and most people would rather be other things. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#better #better person #biggest #biggest obstacle #good

The intense perfumes of the wild herbs as we trod them underfoot made us feel almost drunk. ↗

— Jacqueline du Pre

#drunk #feel #herbs #intense #made

I think when people mean that Discworld books have become darker they really mean the series is growing up. In 'The Colour of Magic' most of the city is set alight. It's a joke, in much the same way that the Earth is destroyed almost at the start of Douglas Adams's 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.' ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#alight #almost #become #books #city

I run to see who has the most guts. ↗

— Steve Prefontaine

#i #most #run #see #who

I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood. ↗

— Jack Prelutsky

#childhood #i #influenced #life #me

Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it. ↗

— Jack Prelutsky

#because #enough #get #i #mostly