Great love, like great genius, can never be a duty: both are life's gracious gifts to its elect. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes duty elect genius
For thousands of years, poetry has been picturing love as a mysterious and tragic power. But when anyone says the same thing in plain prose, and adds that life would be colourless and poor without the great passions, then this is called immorality! Ellen Key addcallcolourless share on social
The emancipation of women is practically the greatest egoistic movement of the nineteenth century, and the most intense affirmation of the right of the self that history has yet seen. Ellen Key affirmationcenturyegoistic Change image and share on social
Just as little as terror - not even the terror of war - can save the world, just as little can hate ever be anything uplifting. Love is the only firm ground for peace - not only love for one's fellowmen, but first of all, love of one's country. Ellen Key countryfellowmanfirm share on social
The free sharing and teaching of open source is incompatible with the notion of the solitary genius. Golan Levin freegeniusincompatible Change image and share on social
When you first come into Parliament, it's a daunting place because you feel you've so much to learn. Once you've been re-elected, you feel much more confident. It just gives you a bit of a boost. Theresa May biteboostconfident Change image and share on social
Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty. Joey Skaggs directlydutypress Change image and share on social