#not

Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#cannot #cured #democracy #engine #envy

...a great man. But...not quite great enough. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#great-men #not-good-enough #the-sad-truth #unfortunate #men

An eye for an eye my friend. ↗

— Tsugumi Ohba

#death #eye #fiction #friend #humor

There are no nudists in cold areas. ↗

— Tsugumi Ohba

#humor #tsugumi-ohba #death

You become a writer because you need to become a writer - nothing else. ↗

— Grace Paley

#become #else #need #nothing #writer

In psycho-analysis nothing is true except the exaggerations. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#nothing #true

One cannot possibly understand the teaching of the saints unless one has a pure mind and is trying to imitate their life. ↗

— Athanasius

#imitate #life #mind #possibly #pure

We know well enough that if we repeal this law and give nothing for it, the people of this country will regard it as a total demonetization of silver, which it will be, so far as this Congress is concerned, without any question. ↗

— Richard Parks Bland

#concerned #congress #country #enough #far

But I'm not interested in politics. I lose interest the microsecond it ceases to be emotional, when something becomes a political movement. What I'm interested in is emotions. ↗

— Bjork

#ceases #emotional #emotions #i #interest

I do try and wear stuff by unknown designers, and I make sure I pay because if nothing else I have money. ↗

— Bjork

#designers #else #i #i do #make