#sf

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#control #destroy #enemy #freedoms #greatest

It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or uplifting tales of successful resistance for the benefit of the opposition. The naming of what is there is what is important. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#blueprints #duty #first #important #insurrection

Creativity is what transforms. ↗

— Ron Johnson

#transforms

I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream. ↗

— Thomas Francis Meagher

#been #bid #birth #country #death

Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth. ↗

— Prince Charles

#earth #hong #hong kong #kong #most

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row. ↗

— Golda Meir

#average man #blame #blames #doubt #his

I don't think it's possible to have a wedding without it being stressful! ↗

— Debra Messing

#i #possible #stressful #think #wedding

I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment. ↗

— Shannon Miller

#drive #huge #i #i can #now

You have to love what you do, and you have to need it like you need air. And there's nothing else that would give me the same degree of satisfaction as acting, which is why I can't walk away from it. ↗

— Wentworth Miller

#air #away #degree #else #give

I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully. ↗

— Kate Millett

#divided #had #hell #hospital #i