#vent

Despotic governments can stand 'moral force' till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force. ↗

— George Orwell

#dictatorship #interventionism #pacifism #totalitarianism #war

There are 3 reasons for why you can't beat me. First, I'm better looking than you are. Second, your blows are too light. And third, there's nothing in the world I can't tear up. ↗

— Akimine Kamijyo

#adventure #comedy #demon-eyes-kyo #manga #samurai

Your hair is like butterflies,” Sebastian said, giggling like a child. “That’s nice,” Firen said impatiently. “Keep moving.” “Fantastic. I always like my days better with a touch of insanity,” Gabriella quipped. ↗

— Laura Kreitzer

#fantasy #fiction #humor #paranormal-fantasy #paranormal-romance

Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, it's clear to me that the terrorists and insurgents will move as hard as they can to disrupt this process. ↗

— John Abizaid

#clear #concerns #disrupt #event #hard

Liberty is the prevention of control by others. ↗

— John Acton

#liberty #others #prevention

I'm not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do. ↗

— Gloria Allred

#believe #best #best friend #cannot #certain

I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of the end of our century, at the end of the 20th century. ↗

— Christiane Amanpour

#bearing #century #end #events #horrific

We mustn't be afraid of inventing anything...Everething there is in us exists in nature. After all, we're part of nature. If it resembles nature, that's fine. If it doesn't, what of it? When man wanted to invent something as useful as the human foot, he invented the wheel, which he used to transport himself and his burdens. The fact that the wheel doesn't have the slightest resemblance to the human foot is hardly a criticism of it. ↗

— Françoise Gilot

#invention #picasso #nature

Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same. ↗

— A. R. Ammons

#anticipations #cannot #day #day to day #each

Eventually you just have to realize that you're living for an audience of one. I'm not here for anyone else's approval. ↗

— Pamela Anderson

#approval #audience #else #eventually #here