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We are at last on the high lands of Mexico, the districts which at least three different races have chosen to settle in, neglecting the fertile country below. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

#chosen #country #different #districts #fertile

I wish more people knew that the only one of the three main parties where not a single MP flipped from one property to the next, and not a single MP avoided capital-gains tax, where every single London MP did not claim a penny of second-home allowance, was the Liberal Democrats. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#avoided #claim #democrats #did #every

I think that the days when newspaper barons could basically click their fingers and governments would snap to attention have gone. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#basically #click #could #days #fingers

I totally accept that it's a legitimate criticism that when you are involved in the day-to-day scrum of government... that what can get lost is the narrative, the hymn sheet... the song that inspires and lifts people's sights. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#criticism #day-to-day #get #government #hymn

I will not accept a new wave of fiscal retrenchment, of belt-tightening, without asking people at the top to make their contribution, to make an additional contribution. I don't think you can ask people on middle and low incomes, who, after all, are the vast majority of the British population, to bear the brunt of this adjustment. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#additional #adjustment #after #ask #asking

What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron? ↗

— Alfred Russel Wallace

#birds #formed #more #peculiarly #than

I would be open about the fact that, clearly, politicians should be able to speak to each other. David Cameron doesn't seem to accept this, but if the British people have voted then of course you have to try and provide good stable government. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#about #accept #british #british people #cameron

I'm very lucky. I am one of those people who is able to go home, shut the front door and completely focus on the kids. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#am #completely #door #focus #front

I've just been away for a week, and I dropped my BlackBerry in the sea while I was messing around with the kids, so no one can reach me. Blissful. I heartily recommend it. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#away #been #blackberry #dropped #heartily

Faith without works is dead“If you were guaranteed success, what would you do with your life?” Another way to frame it is, “If you already had all the fame, fortune, and power you could ever want, what would you do with your life?” The answers to these questions hold the keys to the purpose of your life. . Action, finally, is the true religion. By taking this bold step, regardless of outcome, you’re sending yourself a message that your dream is real. You’re cutting a new groove in consciousness that says you will no longer be held back by fear or perceived limitation. You’re setting the law of freedom in motion, allowing it to gain momentum, until you won’t be able to prevent your progress even if you tried! ↗

— Derek Rydall

#emergence #law-of-emergence #selfhelp #spirituality #dreams