Slachta Margit Quotes

#1. But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression

John Locke

#2. Some religions, such as Christianity and Nazism, have killed millions out of burning hatred. Capitalism has killed millions out of cold indifference coupled with greed.

Yuval Noah Harari

#3. Mrs. Schultz believed in beer the way his grandmother believed in the Republican party.

Elizabeth Enright

#4. And that is the nature of us poets and whores, to make things hard: dicks, choices... life.

Nicole Lyons

#5. Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

Edward Tufte

#6. One of the great inventions of the twentieth century was the studied, methodical engineering of myth for political ends.

Caryl Rivers

#7. My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it: silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being.

Laozi

#8. in the midst of too much incident, Baby Saleem fell ill. As if incapable of assimilating so many goings-on, he closed his eyes and became red and flushed.

Salman Rushdie