#o

The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to excite a war, whenever a revolt was apprehended. Throughout all Europe, the armies kept up under the pretext of defending, have enslaved the people. ↗

— James Madison

#liberalism #liberty #tyranny #roman

Be there a picnic for the devil, an orgy for the satyr, and a wedding for the bride. ↗

— Roman Payne

#devil #payne #picnic #poem #poetry

A girl without braids is like a city without bridges. ↗

— Roman Payne

#hairstyle #simile #roman

I was thinking, "So, I’m Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now. ↗

— Robert Graves

#claudius #emperor #robert-graves #roman #roman

Wine gives one 'ideas,' whereas champagne gives one 'strategies. ↗

— Roman Payne

#champage #idea #ideas #power #roman-payne

Cu ce rămîn dacă alung amintirile? Nu rămîn cu nimic. ↗

— Octavian Paler

#roman #viata-pe-un-peron #roman

Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void but out of chaos. ↗

— Mary Shelley

#creativity #invention #originality #writing #creativity

Creativity is as important as literacy ↗

— Ken Robinson

#ken-robinson #school-system #ted-talks #creativity

I would say that he has a rather limited and uncreative way of looking at the situation. ↗

— Johnny Depp

#don-juan-de-marco #creativity

I'm watching her talk. Watching her jaw move and collecting her words one by one as they spill from her lips. I don't deserve them. Her warm memories. I'd like to paint them over the bare plaster walls of my soul, but everything I paint seems to peel. ↗

— Isaac Marion

#painting