It is a melancholy fact which exponents of democracy must face that, while all men may be on a level in the eyes of the State, they will continue in fact to be preposterously unequal.
If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me.
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W.h. Auden
Often men who have been emotionally neglected and abused as children by dominating mothers bond with assertive women, only to have their childhood feelings of being engulfed surface. While they could not 'smash their mommy' and still receive love, they find that they can engage...
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Bell Hooks
We are all equal in the fact that we are all different. We are all the same in the fact that we will never be the same. We are united by the reality that all colours and all cultures are distinct & individual. We are...
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C. Joybell C.
The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.
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Eric Berne
I made the choice to be vegan because I will not eat (or wear, or use) anything that could have an emotional response to its death or captivity. I can well imagine what that must feel like for our non-human friends - the fear, the...
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Rai Aren
More Quotes By John Buchan
The more doubtful the political outlook the fiercer will be the dogmas which men create and contend for.
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
It was strange how fear had gone, now that we knew the worst and had a fighting man by our side.
When a man comes out of great danger, he is apt to be a little deaf to the call of duty.
We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves.
