Lord Byron Poet, Novelist “The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.” Responsibility Spring Should Have ♥ 4
E. M. Forster Novelist, Essayist “It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, "She loves young Emerson." A reader in Lucy's place would not find it obvious. Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice, and we welcome "nerves" or any other shibboleth that will cloak our personal desire. She loved Cecil; George made her nervous; will the reader explain to her that the phrases should have been reversed?” Desire Practice Should Have ♥ 3
Kurt Vonnegut Novelist, Satirist “Earthlings went on being friendly, when they should have been thinking instead.” Thinking Life ♥ 4
Barack Obama Politician “Every woman should have access to the healthcare that she needs.” Needs Should Have ♥ 3
D. H. Lawrence Novelist, Poet “Religion was fading into the background. He had shovelled away all the beliefs that would hamper him, had cleared the ground, and come more or less to the bedrock of belief that one should feel inside oneself for right or wrong, and should have the patience to gradually realise one's God. Now life interested him more.” Should Have Belief Fading ♥ 3
D. H. Lawrence Novelist, Poet “One should feel inside oneself for right and wrong, and should have the patience to gradually realise one's God.” Feels Should Have Realising ♥ 3
Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader “Media people should have long noses like an elephant to smell out politicians, mayors, prime ministers and businessmen. We need to know the reality, the good and the bad, not just the appearance.” Reality Should Have Elephants ♥ 3
Barack Obama Politician “Now, as a nation, we don't promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed. No matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, you can make it. That's an essential promise of America. Where you start should not determine where you end up.” Ideas Opportunity Should Have ♥ 3
Barack Obama Politician “It's time to recognize that under the equal protection clause of the United States [Constitution], same-sex couples should have the same rights as anybody else.” Sex Couple Should Have ♥ 3
Barack Obama Politician “My expectation would be that if we can begin discussions soon, shortly after the Iranian elections, we should have a fairly good sense by the end of the year as to whether they are moving in the right direction.” Years Moving Should Have ♥ 3
Barack Obama Politician “My view is that discrimination against anyone at the ballot box is wrong and should have the full enforcement of the federal government.” Government Views Should Have ♥ 3
Barack Obama Politician “I believe that the free enterprise system is the greatest engine of prosperity the world's ever known. I believe in self-reliance and individual initiative and risk-takers being rewarded. But I also believe that everybody should have a fair shot and everybody should do their fair share and everybody should play by the same rules, because that's how our economy's grown. That's how we built the world's greatest middle class.” Believe Self Should Have ♥ 3
