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Ferbus stared in wonder. "He's like a bag of microwave popcorn." Driggs finally spoke, his voice equally amazed. "But popcorn tends to stop popping after a couple of minutes. He's...still going. ↗

— Gina Damico

#ferbus #scorch #equality

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#socialism #equality

If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#equality

The man or the woman in whom resides greater virtue is the higher; neither the loftiness nor the lowliness of a person lies in the body according to the sex, but in the perfection of conduct and virtues. ↗

— Christine de Pizan

#conduct #double-standards #empowerment #equality #gender

Spike: You. Hey, look at me. I'm not asking you for anything. When I say, "I love you," it's not because I want you or because I can't have you. It has nothing to do with me. I love what you are, what you do, how you try. I've seen your kindness and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of you. And I understand with perfect clarity exactly what you are. You're a hell of a woman. ↗

— Rebecca Rand Kirshner

#true-love #love

To treat everyone equally is offensive, because it fails to recognize anyone as an individual.
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— Jarod Kintz

#individual #individuality #offensive #recognition #recognize

It is not about knowing, but about living. ↗

— Victor Manuel Rivera

#freedom #leadership #freedom

There's a great body of people who flower at night, who feel night is their time. Night is the time people truly become individuals, because all the familiar things are dark and done, all the restrictions on freedom are removed. Many artists work at night - it is particularly conducive to creative work. Many of us attuned to night are not artists but are embattled against the official, organized, righteous day people who are completely bound by their switchboards and their red tape. ↗

— John Crosby

#freedom

Good days, they come around the oddest corners. ↗

— Colum McCann

#inspirational

First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#love #lovelessness #love