John Locke Quotes
Whensoever, therefore, the legislative shall transgress this fundamental rule of society, and either by ambition, fear, folly, or corruption, endeavour to grasp themselves, or put into the hands of any other, an absolute power over the lives, liberties, and estates of the people, by this breach of trust they forfeit the power the people had put into the hands... and it devolves to the people, who have a right to resume their original liberty, and... provide for their own safety and security.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.
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Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.
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By taking responsibility for how you choose to respond to anything or anyone, you're aligning yourself with the beautiful dance of life.
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The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.
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I'm just trying to win games and give my team a chance, win as many as we can week in and week out.
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We in no way are naive to think that just because Russia and the United States agree to reduce their arsenals, that everyone else will fall in line.
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September 11 was a wake-up call to me. I don't want to contribute to the hate in any shape or form. I now regret in the past being silent about what I have heard in the Islamic discourse and being part of that with my own anger.
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Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it.
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I don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I'm doing it the right way. You can't do nothing but respect that.
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I've always been singing. Since day one. I started doing musical theater and you have to sing in musical theater and so that's where I got most of my training. So singing on stage, you just inevitably, when you're around other vocal artists, you get better at singing.
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I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor cast me as a tree, and I was disgusted. I was sure I had more to offer than that. It was like, 'OK, if you want me to be set dressing, fine, I'll take it on the chin but I'll show you - I'm going to be a big actor some day.'
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I believe there is little to gain by exchanging opinions with other artists concerning either the ideology of art or technical methods.
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Real riches are the riches possessed inside.
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I don't want to be the type of person to have my relationships plastered in magazines.
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When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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When I started at Ricci, I did street wear for very cool, young girls, but the price point was for the fourth floor of Bergdorf Goodman next to Carolina Herrera. My cool girls cannot afford it.
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I still get nervous when I have a lot of makeup on, a big hairdo, and a dress.
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Without the ability to criticize unjust laws in powerful symbolic ways, we can't change them. And the point of a democracy is that people should be able to convince other people to change a law.
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On running For me running is about freedom. I find that the freer I feel, the faster I am.
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Fidelity to one's marriage vows is absolutely essential for love, trust and peace.
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Whensoever, therefore, the legislative shall transgress this fundamental rule of society, and either by ambition, fear, folly, or corruption, endeavour to grasp themselves, or put into the hands of any other, an absolute power over the lives, liberties, and estates of the people, by this breach of trust they forfeit the power the people had put into the hands... and it devolves to the people, who have a right to resume their original liberty, and... provide for their own safety and security.
