Kermadec Petrel Quotes & Sayings

If Aristotle, Livy, and Harrington knew what a republic was, the British constitution is much more like a republic than an empire. They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men. If this definition is just, the British constitution is nothing more or less than a republic, in which the king is first magistrate. This office being hereditary, and being possessed of such ample and splendid prerogatives, is no objection to the government's being a republic, as long as it is bound by fixed laws, which the people have a voice in making, and a right to defend. — John Adams

I think people should be able to do what they want to do. — Jonathan Davis

If we talk about pure abilities and skills, I
believe there should be no reason why women cannot play as well as men. — Susan Polgar

There was once an invisible man who had grown tired of being unseen. It was not that he was actually invisible. It was that people had become used to not seeing him.
And if no one sees you, are you really there at all? — Patrick Ness

My father was a deeply committed humanitarian. He was a fighter for social justice. He was spirited in the deepest sense. — Marianne Williamson

For quite a while, I didn't receive a higher academic status. I didn't feel any discrimination against me as a woman scientist, but I hadn't produced a lot of science journal articles. — Ada Yonath

The spirit can assert itself only through the medium of clear form. — Gustav Mahler

When you're here, an i in the Ocean, you're no longer waiting for something to happen or to change. When you're here you have what you seek. Your heart opens to the gift you receive, that you are. — Jean-Pierre Weill

There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. — Vladimir Lenin