"It is thought that women inspire by their beauty; more often they do so by their longings."

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"In order to create an image almost similar to that of a pencil case standing up and walking, I try to eliminate all excess by cutting. I have the feeling that this process is linked in some way to "el…"

— Yohji Yamamoto

1943

#beauty

"To understand political power aright, and derive from it its original, we must consider what estate all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispos…"

— John Locke

Philosophy1943–2006

#freedom

"I respect kindness in human beings first of all, and kindness to animals. I don't respect the law; I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safe…"

— Brendan Behan

Literature1923–1964

#Human Nature

"My countrymen, though not in any partisan sense, I must speak of the services of the men and women who rallied to the colors of the Republic in the World War. America realizes and appreciates the serv…"

— Warren G. Harding

Politics1921–2005

#war