John Stuart Mill Quotes
A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes--will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished.
John Stuart Mill
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If I were to try to describe the way in which I write, the only word I would use without qualification is 'slowly.'
Mal Peet
I never like to get political, but when you have the ability, through your media, to influence a large mass of people, I would want to be a part of the evolving cycle of progress vs. keeping things the way that they are.
Zoe Saldana
The world changes, but I want that change to be necessary or respectful of what has happened before. Everything changes, and that's quite right.
Iain Sinclair
Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.
Picabo Street
If it were left to us, we would all fall away from the faith and perish.
R. C. Sproul
Romantic love can be a lot of crap, though, let me tell you. And it can hurt you.
Al Pacino
Most people like the sad songs. Some of the oldest songs known to man are sad. Listening to a voice singing something sad is a really great way to help you to feel sad when you need to.
Patty Griffin
You know, I never did music for money. I did music to hear myself in the club, and to hear my creation on the radio.
Swizz Beatz
People fear anyone who differs from what is considered normal, and in a small town the idea of normal can be as narrow as the streets.
Elizabeth Chandler
My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
Jack Davenport
When you're in a play, you never really have a sense of what an audience is experiencing. The experience of doing a play is so different from the experience of seeing it.
Kate Arrington
I'm a real stubborn person. I'm still humble, not too cocky, but I'm big headed. I know what I wanna do and I know how I wanna do it and I know what needs to be done.
Schoolboy Q