#elves

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#enough #even #few #few men #fewer

Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#being #development #entertainment #inner-city #intellectual

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence. ↗

— John Abizaid

#additional #create #environment #friction #political

The survival of artistic modes in which we recognize ourselves, identify ourselves and place ourselves will survive as long as humanity survives. ↗

— M. H. Abrams

#humanity #identify #long #modes #ourselves

Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself. ↗

— Mortimer Adler

#ask #guard #much #others #same

We're living at a time where if you do a Google search for a 'show, review and network,' you'll get 'The New York Times' and Pete Billingsley from a town you've never heard of on the same results page. It's kind of democratizing the process so that everyone has access to a distribution system to express themselves. ↗

— J. J. Abrams

#distribution #everyone #express #get #google

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#away #begin #democracy #learn #ourselves

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. ↗

— Dean Acheson

#ever #freedom #history #making #people

If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation. ↗

— Abigail Adams

#attention #bound #care #determined #hold

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve? ↗

— Abigail Adams

#mankind #ourselves #out #serve #service