Joshua Micah Marshall Quotes
Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in fact their own incompetence as the rationale for giving them yet more power.Joshua Micah Marshall
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The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true.
Ziad Doueiri -
I have been working with Hive, part of British Gas, on reinventing the thermostat. Now you can control your heating at the press of a button on your phone. As I say, design should permeate every part of society.
Yves Behar -
I don't begrudge a coach for trying to get all that he or she can. I don't resent a school feeling it needs to pay to keep top talent. I'm just afraid to think where all of this will end up because the overall impact seems to be stretching far beyond the scoreboard.
LZ Granderson -
The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.
Oscar Wilde -
I take improv classes. Improv is something I can use in any aspect of life.
Vinny Guadagnino -
The world has proclaimed the reign of freedom, especially of late, but what do we see in this freedom of theirs? Nothing but slavery and self-destruction! For the world says: "You have desires and so satisfy them, for you have the same rights as the most rich and powerful. Don't be afraid of satisfying them and even multiply your desires."
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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At the moment when her eyes closed, when all feeling vanished in her, she thought that she felt a touch of fire imprinted on her lips, a kiss more burning than the red-hot iron of the executioner.
Victor Hugo -
It's when I am fully conscious that I ask questions.
Eugene Ionesco -
I always tell people, I can't teach you yoga. Nobody can teach you yoga. I can't teach you to teach yoga. All I can do is teach you a set of instructions and if you follow these instructions, hopefully it will lead you to the experience of yoga.
Beryl Bender Birch -
Our course heavenward is like the plan of the zealous pilgrim of old, who for every three steps forward, took one backward.
Elizabeth Prentiss -
I'm not one of those politicians, to my probably discredit, who thinks very far ahead. It has to feel right to me and not be about a careful plot and plan.
Eric Garcetti -
We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the state.
Tim Pawlenty
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We're not allowed to play Monopoly at home. It gets too vicious.
Prince Andrew -
Never underestimate the incompetence of government.
James Cook -
Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in fact their own incompetence as the rationale for giving them yet more power.
Joshua Micah Marshall