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In politics merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised like a target to a position to be fired at.

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Christian Nestell Bovee
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Category: Politics

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
  • 2. Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers the best of them in doubt and misery the most in plodding hesitation doing as well as they can what practical work lies at hand.
  • 3. You just never know when you're living in a golden age.

2 Amazing

  • 1. I discovered something amazing which has caused a lot of controversy – the fountain of youth. I have to keep it a secret!
  • 2. That's double-edged: it's amazing that they're bringing me in and showing people new ideas and at the same time it's a little hard because seventy percent of the time or even higher I'm not going to get those roles.
  • 3. I was given such a great gift. It's a miracle that never stops amazing me and reminding me to give thanks every day. Having a wife and daughter gives me a lot more purpose. I was much more selfish before but now I think about what kind of role model I'll be. I just want to be a better man.

3 Anger

  • 1. In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
  • 2. Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers for each rage leaves him less than he had been before – it takes something from him.
  • 3. Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the bombings of those cities with the participation of national leaders and representatives of global civil society.
  • 2. But to sustain a marriage for 50 years you have to get real a little bit and find someone who is understanding and who you can grow with. My mom always says 'Marry the man who loves you a millimeter more.'
  • 3. I didn't make my first solo record until 1981 so I don't have any 60's or 70's recordings but I am working on a large boxed set called DUST to be released next year the 20th anniversary of my first solo record.

5 Architecture

  • 1. We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.
  • 2. I'd like to do a lot of things – whether in design or architecture or business.
  • 3. The only job that was ever of interest to me other than filmmaking is architecture.
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