{"author":"Daniel Nayeri","author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri","total_quotes":15,"quotes":[{"text":"Human history is full of great men, great women, individuals, with the will for power - all of them with governesses like her.","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["history","humanity"],"id":81863,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"},{"text":"What is stealing?When is it excusable? When is it a crime?' Thomas looked uncomfortable as he read. Christian perked up. Belle saw Christian listening with interest and looked down at her shoes. 'An action becomes stealing when one of two conditions are met. First, when there is harm to the victim. Second, when the act is done for personal gain.' Thomas looked up and smiled. He seemed happy with where the speech was going, and Belle breathed a sigh of relief. Christian's face had gone white. He stood frozen in his spot. Belle smiled as if to say that things were different with him. That stealing was different in their world. She was torn between excitement for Thomas and embarasment for Christian. 'If both these criteria are met, there is no question where society stands. When of two criteria is in question, society begins to debate. For example, is it wrong when someone takes something that has been thrown away? Perhaps not, since there is no detriment to the victim. Is it wrong when someone takes a loaf of bread to feed a starving baby or taxes the rich to help the poor? Perhaps not, since the motive is unselfish.' Victoria wasn't even looking at Thomas anymore. She was glaring at Belle. She looked like she was about to lunge at her. Belle signaled to her that perhaps she should take notes. But Victoria wasn't used to preparing rebuttals without advanced notice.'When neither of the criteria is met, however, I propose that there is no crime against ethics. Is it wrong to take a syringe from a drug addict? Of course not.","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["debate","ethics","speech","stealing"],"id":84891,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"},{"text":"If it looks real and feels real, do you think it matters if it's real?","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["illusion","reality","vileroy"],"id":87099,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"},{"text":"You obviously don't have my soul or you wouldn't be trying to make deals.","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["controllability","deal-with-the-devil","humanity"],"id":95847,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"},{"text":"In this life, you have winners and losers. The more you win, the higher you go.","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["victoria","win","winning"],"id":139245,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"},{"text":"Guilt is a useless feeling. It's never enough to make you change direction--only enough to make you useless.","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["guilt","madame-vileroy","useless"],"id":154783,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"},{"text":"The tree leaves rustled like that noise e-books make when you turn the page.","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["e-books","nature","nayeri","wood-house"],"id":200607,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"},{"text":"Because some things that seem unimportant now can change the course of human history -- and I am a student of human history.","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["history","humanity"],"id":229536,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"},{"text":"It's not worth losing your soul to win a guy.","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["bice","give-up","love","soul"],"id":245768,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"},{"text":"I think the biggest lie the devil ever told was that beauty and goodness are the same.","author":"Daniel Nayeri","tags":["beauty","demonology","goodness","lies"],"id":278763,"author_id":"Daniel+Nayeri"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":15,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}