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Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its… — Hannah Arendt
I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style,… — Pietro Aretino
Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment… — Aristotle
I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods, most of which… — Paul Auster
I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets. That kind of… — Paul Auster
Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality. — Billie Joe Armstrong
I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people… — Isaac Asimov
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own… — Francis of Assisi
None of God's Creatures absolutely consider'd are in their own Nature Contemptible; the meanest Fly, the poorest Insect has its Use and Vertue. — Mary Astell
I grew up playing music and enjoying good food, friends and family in my own backyard. — Rodney Atkins
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought… — Chinua Achebe
In the old days... it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didn't use… — David Attenborough
It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us about the first… — David Attenborough
People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their… — Chinua Achebe
I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. — Margaret Atwood

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