“Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.”
― The Life of Samuel Johnson
― The Life of Samuel Johnson
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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“And now we know that this is the journey that must be made by every civilization: awakening inside a cramped cradle, toddling out of it, taking flight, flying faster and farther, and, finally, merging with the fate of the universe as one. The ultimate fate of all intelligent beings has always been to become as grand as their thoughts.”
― Death's End
― Death's End
“I've never met a strong person with an easy past.”
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