Ambition Quote by Kristin Cashore

“taking a risk necessitated a willingness to deal with the mess created by the risk.”

— Ed Catmull

Too much law was too much government; and too much government was too little individual privilege,- as too much individual privilege in its turn…

— Woodrow T Wilson

The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.

— Tacitus

The original intent of laws was to get the masses of people to accept the limitations superimposed upon them as being the result of…

— Jacque Fresco

Impulsive actions led to trouble, and trouble could have unpleasant consequences.

— Anonymous

To minimize suffering and to maximize security were natural and proper ends of society and Caesar. But then they became the only ends, somehow,…

— Walter M. Miller, Jr

The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from…

— Bertolt Brecht

Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.

— Khaled Hosseini

At no point in history have so many non-risk-takers, that is, those with no personal exposure, exerted so much control.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“but that the production of lawlessness was an appropriate way to find murderers who could be recruited for organized actions.”

— Timothy Snyder

[T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer . . . [taking]…

— Benjamin Franklin

“In mari's view this difficulty was due not to chaos or disorganization or anarchy , but to an excess of order. Society had more…

— Paulo Coelho