— Aung San Suu Kyi"In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long."
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Wisdom by Great Minds
Curated philosophical reflections and memorable quotes.
— George Burns"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."
— Ed Allen (writer)"Vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Drew Barrymore"When I did 'E.T.,' it sort of solidified the only family I know are these film crews. These gypsies. These filmmakers. That was the solidification and the clicking revelations of 'This is what I want to do with my life and this is where I'm going to survive.'"
— Honore de Balzac"The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom to serve all, but love only one."
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld"We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes."
— Hunter S. Thompson"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
— Ayn Rand"The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."
— George Burns"I'm at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill."
— Andrew Jackson"The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreign intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key... and bolt the door at once."
— Christina Aguilera"Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth."
— Theodore Roosevelt"The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife."