#cons

A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and most of us have been going along with it ever since. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#along #been #bunch #consensus #ever

Local economies are suffering as people spend more on fuel and less on consumer goods and travel. ↗

— Dan Lipinski

#economies #fuel #goods #less #local

We make choices but are constantly foiled by happenstance. ↗

— Penelope Lively

#constantly #happenstance #make

The task of science is to stake out the limits of the knowable, and to center consciousness within them. ↗

— Rudolf Virchow

#consciousness #knowable #limits #out #science

Integrating in the society is a fundamental scriptural Christian trait. This integration is a must - moderate constructive integration. All of us, as Egyptians, have to participate. ↗

— Pope Theodoros II

#constructive #egyptians #fundamental #integrating #integration

The constitution is for us all to live together, a common life, we need each other. ↗

— Pope Theodoros II

#constitution #each #life #live #need

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

#democracy #improved #means #perfection #state

The novel is about five students of classics who are studying with a classics professor, and they take the ideas of the things that they're learning from him a bit too seriously, with terrible consequences. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#bit #classics #consequences #five #him

I want to do something crazy for a part - something I'd never even consider in real life. ↗

— Kate Mara

#crazy #even #i #life #never

Bono is my inspiration - not only as a rock star but as a humanitarian. We aren't just put on this earth to sell records. Maybe it's because of my upbringing, but I do consider myself a moral guy. ↗

— Jesse McCartney

#consider #earth #guy #humanitarian #i