I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only as long as) individual citizens give it a "temporary license to exist" - in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy you own the government - it doesn't own you. Along with this comes a responsibility to ensure that individual actions, in the pursuit of a personal destiny, do not threaten the well-being of others while the "pursuit" is in progress.
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Related You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. FRANCINE RIVERS The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. CRAIG GROESCHEL It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER Imagine life as a game, a game that is filled with obstacles and hazards to overcome but sometimes y... GARY F EVANS... One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different. JOHNNIE DENT JR. How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful. EVANS G. VALENS Wake up to a brand new day and realize why you woke up to meet the day! Live to the end of another d... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. These philosophically fun ideas usually satisfy nobody. Nonetheless, they remind us that ignorance i... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a ... PAT BUCKLEY She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES I believe that every person regardless of race, gender, religion, personal trend, and sexual prefere... BLEAU ROYALE Stairs to climb are difficult it takes time and effort and going down is easies job... what do I mea... DEYTH BANGER He brings the greatest conflict into the history of mankind. He will come soon to our world just lik... TOBA BETA She would tuck Sam into her heart, a bright light for her to take out whenever things were darkest. SARAH J. MAAS We each have a special something we can get only at a special time of our life. like a small flame. ... HARUKI MURAKAMI Allie, what do the Stars tell me to do? You know I don't understand the scientific part. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN The capacity of humans to believe in what seems to me highly improbable- from table tapping to the s... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN It is strange being in a crowd where no one knows your face or cares for your purpose. In Lykos, I w... PIERCE BROWN You deserve to be with somebody, who knows you're the one, from that very first moment he lays eyes ... C. JOYBELL C. The universe is so vast, so immense, we can never expect to explore it all. It is in effect, not so ... CHRISTINA ENGELA There are approximately two trillion cells in the human body. You are never alone, there are always ... DWIGHT W. HAYES the room of the spirit is the mind and the seat of the spirit is the heart. What we give room to muc... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. Ther... DALTON TRUMBO He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself LOIS LOWRY For me, everything is still possible and I am as determined as ever. I believe first that the projec... PAULINE MAROIS Well, you can't know it without something having been sneezed. A.A. MILNE We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. Even longer,' Pooh answered.” ... A.A. MILNE The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point... FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Oh happy day! A day to make a hay! And when it is mid-day, think about the day! And when you think a... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The story goes as the line follow... alone... loony.... ... That's what's happening.... DEYTH BANGER The world pays no attention to those who have nothing to offer BERNARD KELVIN CLIVE Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places, if you look at it right. GRATEFUL DEAD When you've learned to both see and not see the resemblance, then you see the uniqueness. BARBARA KATZ ROTHMAN I believe in me, in my view of the world. I believe in my responsibility for my own destiny, guilt f... PHILIPPA GREGORY I don't believe in luck, but rather destiny. And destiny comes when you chase opportunity, only then... AARON LAURITSEN A secret to your progress will be a strong belief in your own abilities. People will try to hold you... TROY GATHERS Good morning, baby. You know that the government has a responsibility for their own actions. ZECHARIAH BARRETT The best thing you can do for your kids is to show them God working in you on a daily basis. CRAIG GROESCHEL I watched him even then as he fell, his face undefeated, his eyes still proud NEIL GAIMAN I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think eve... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if... STEPHEN CHBOSKY It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing the... DAISAKU IKEDA the deceased don’t want you to forget about them. They just want you to move past it; not to dwell... JUSTIN PYFROM Why is England manufacturing bigger and better airplanes and bombs and at the same time churning out... ANNE FRANK I do not believe in a universal religion any more than I believe in a universal language. My feeling... GEORGE A. MOORE The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in... PAUL G. THOMAS The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you ... PAUL G. THOMAS Some people never take a chance and never know what it's like to live life to the full. CHLOE THURLOW You silly," said Abdul, "those clouds don' mean nothing. I see'd them plenty a'ready. It was jus' co... THEO ENGELA While I am overwhelmingly proud of work that I, believe me, did not do on my own, I can assure you t... MERYL STREEP I don't know if they're really like everybody else, or if they're able to pretend they are. MADELEINE L'ENGLE Even Lot might have been mistaken. But that’s what he promised ‘em – his virgin daughters, you... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN God is the strength in which I trust." Lesson 47, A Course In Miracles HELEN SCHUCMAN There isn't an hour of my life without you in it. I mend the boats, test them and all the while the ... NICHOLAS SPARKS It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its ... KARL MARX There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own good. There are only... ROBERT NOZICK We begin to fight. The wind and I. Horns locked. Battling each other with elements. LAURA DOCKRILL It is time Australian Muslims stop being treated as negotiable citizens in their own country. It is ... RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH All that the spider needs to complete its web is step taking ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER I believe you have to run it as a business, and you have to do it thinking about the taxpayers, the ... DALE MORAN Eventually I came across another passage. This is what it said: I am not commanding you, but I ... NICHOLAS SPARKS To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me. NICHOLAS SPARKS As these images were going through my head, my breathing suddenly went still. I looked at Jamie, the... NICHOLAS SPARKS You don't have to learn much out of books, it's like if you want to learn about cows, you go milk on... HARPER LEE You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. HARPER LEE In a democracy, we expect the government to be tight-fit, transparent outfit that sticks to the body... JONATHAN CHEN What's the difference between people who see and seek gaps and those that see and seek bridges? The ... RICHIE NORTON I like the word 'fuck'. The word means what it means, but it also means whatever you need it to mean... LISA GLATT By the side of the everlasting Why there is a Yes--a transitory Yes if you like, but a Yes. E.M. FORSTER As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We ca... DENIS WAITLEY As they see their own government providing a way ahead that all of their citizens can understand as ... GENPETER PACE I didn't care for humans at 16 and it hasn't gotten any better. They say one thing and do another. I... BOBBY W. MILLER When it's clear that we have a commitment to God that comes before anything else in our lives, most ... CRAIG GROESCHEL People would rather believe in fairy godmothers and divine intervention than to think that you took ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX Beaming into the thick of a tree without becoming a lifelong tree hugger was a tricky business. A pr... CHRISTINA ENGELA Learn to appreciate every moment of your life, stop thinking of the future too much, you have a choi... AULIQ ICE
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My Dad loved cheesy monster movies, so we'd have Godzilla movie marathons. Those ... AHMET ZAPPA I didn't really hear any other music other than what my dad was working on until I was 12. My re... DWEEZIL ZAPPA I definitely have managed to overcome dyslexia now to become a fully functional human being but thin... AHMET ZAPPA The music that is played on the radio all the time or written about in magazines has nothing to do w... DWEEZIL ZAPPA We will have close to 3 months of rehearsals to learn about 30 songs. Frank usually rehearsed a band... DWEEZIL ZAPPA I would love to expose multiple younger generations to Frank's music. It's not an easy task ... DWEEZIL ZAPPA My parents told us how they felt but never imposed their beliefs on us, although I appreciate I got ... AHMET ZAPPA I think what my father appreciated was the science experiment of life. He had these kids, and they h... AHMET ZAPPA I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating. 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MOON UNIT ZAPPA boys, girls and music . . why do they need gin? FRANK Whoever is happy will make others happy too. ANNE FRANK The best music happens when you have a personal connection to it. That same philosophy can extend to... FRANK IERO I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life... I... FRANK SINATRA The best revenge is massive success. FRANK SINATRA Mobile video is now a reality and a force to be reckoned with. I think it is essential to think abou... ZE FRANK I've been super impressed with what BuzzFeed has done on Facebook with inspiring list posts and ... ZE FRANK We have this incredible ability to communicate with each other. I want to play around with it, see w... ZE FRANK For some reason, we stopped getting gold stars at some age. It's time to bring them back. ZE FRANK If you want to get into the creative world, you have to just keep flogging away even when nobody'... 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