Moris Meterlink Quotes & Sayings

One instance of this failure is the case of smoke, as well as air pollution generally. In so far as the outpouring of smoke by factories pollutes the air and damages the persons and property of others, it is an invasive act. It is equivalent to an act of vandalism and in a truly free society would have been punished after court action brought by the victims. Air pollution, then, is not an example of a defect in a system of absolute property rights, but of failure on the part of the government to preserve property rights. Note that the remedy, in a free society, is not the creation of an administrative State bureau to prescribe regulations for smoke control. The remedy is judicial action to punish and proscribe pollution damage to the person and property of others.48 In — Murray N. Rothbard

If you want the best evidence of just how strong our democracy is, come into the courtroom. — Michael Ponsor

I have some road rage inside of me. Traffic, especially in L.A., is a pet peeve of mine. — Katie Holmes

Life is hard enough without having to avoid entire rooms in my own head. — Sabaa Tahir

Nobody owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death. — William S. Burroughs

If it were that important, SHIELD would have sent me." "Remember that conversation we had about being more supportive?" "Sorry. — Chelsea Cain

I've thought for some time that the answer to a lot of problems in the Middle East, including Iran, include an active role with Russia. And I think, in some ways, we've taken show votes in the U.N. that are guaranteed to failure before we take them. — Rand Paul

'Make your plate look like a Christmas tree,' I tell people, 'mostly green with splashes of other bright colors.' — Victoria Moran

Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy. — Mao Zedong

The introduction of the Christian religion into the world has produced an incalculable change in history. There had previously been only a history of nations
there is now a history of mankind; and the idea of an education of human nature as a whole.
an education the work of Jesus Christ Himself
is become like a compass for the historian, the key of history, and the hope of nations. — Jean-Henri Merle D'Aubigne

Business is an establishment that gives you the legal, even though unethical, right to screw the naive-right, left, and in the middle. — W.C. Fields

He grabbed the nearest lizard, twisted it with a loud snap, and tossed it aside. "Hey, baby."
"Hi." I beheaded a lizard. "Where are the kids?"
"With the MSDU." He disemboweled a beast with a quick swipe of his claws. "You're having all this fun without me."
"I'm not doing much. Just having tea and cookies." I cut at another lizard. "Thinking deep thoughts." I love you.
"Then I'll join you."
He loved me, too. — Ilona Andrews

It probably didn't help that we kept being taken on holiday to monasteries. Not many kids there, just monks. Although you do find the best reverb in monastic chapels. I have a theory that the religious experience is actually based on reverb - which is why outdoor weddings always seem weird. God isn't in the details, he's in the echo. — Tom McRae

It is rarely the quick fix that goes the farthest. So don't get tempted by political cycles and the lure of electoral wins. — Sri Mulyani Indrawati