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― Anonymous

“Predatory animals usually devour prey in order to convert flesh into fuel. Most human predators, however, seek power, not food. To destroy or damage something is to take its power. This applies equally to a political movement, a government, a campaign, a career, a marriage, a performance, a fortune, or a religion. To push a pie into the face of the world’s richest man is to take his power, if only for a moment.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

“What’s your point, Legal?” “The point is that there are plenty of people out there judging us every day of our lives and for every move we make. The gods of guilt are many. You don’t need to add to them.”
― Michael Connelly, The Gods of Guilt

“because I was always arguing with him, but it wasn’t for me. Rule by committee is usually useless and frustrating. (Footnote: see Congress.) I realized that as a professional, nobody could take my financial independence away from me. If I had a law degree, I could always make a living. That was important to me. So where was all this self-esteem and self-awareness coming from? I can look back and see the seeds of who I am in my Brooklyn upbringing. My father”
― Anonymous