#rely

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men. ↗

— Epicurus

#abstract #between #compact #justice #merely

To unfold the secret laws and relations of those high faculties of thought by which all beyond the merely perceptive knowledge of the world and of ourselves is attained or matured, is a object which does not stand in need of commendation to a rational mind. ↗

— George Boole

#beyond #commendation #does #faculties #high

The green revolution has an entirely different meaning to most people in the affluent nations of the privileged world than to those in the developing nations of the forgotten world. ↗

— Norman Borlaug

#developing #different #different meaning #entirely #forgotten

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness. ↗

— George Borrow

#been #dreary #escape #idleness #itself

The Pulitzer Prize is an idea; it's a vote of confidence. Like literature, it exists purely in the mind. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#exists #idea #like #literature #mind

Very rarely is there any confusion as to when a painting or a song is finished. You just know when it's done. ↗

— Brandon Boyd

#confusion #done #finished #just #know

I love huge movies. Not sure I am the guy to make them, but you can rely on me being there watching them. ↗

— Danny Boyle

#being #being there #guy #huge #i

Since I can barely write two books a year the best solution seems to be co-author projects. My goal isn't to get another writer to clone me... it's more to produce a book that shares my vision of positive, fun entertainment. ↗

— Janet Evanovich

#barely #best #book #books #clone

My heart goes out to many women that I've met across the country who barely make enough to make a living, and they want to have kids. That's very understandable, but what do you do with the kids? ↗

— Eric Braeden

#barely #country #enough #goes #heart

If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#separately #shall #surely #together