{"quotes":[{"text":"What is peace? Balance three iron skewers tip to tip, one upon the other; at the summit, emplace an egg, so that it too poises static in mid-air, and there you have the condition of peace in this world of men.","author":"Jack Vance","tags":["civilization","human-condition","societ","war-peace"],"id":80327,"author_id":"Jack+Vance"},{"text":"Every sensitive person should make his point of view let known, at least, to one person other than yourself on every subject that gets you worked up. This is basic to every social being. And like theory of vibration it gains momentum as the time passes. However, it also happens that it can turn out to be wasted effort. Because we are common people. The fact that we are of no consequence, so are our utterances and statements, makes us indifferent to a lot of issues and situations around us. However, in a set-up we live in, it becomes incumbent upon every educated individual to air our views for the general good of all. Like wise, as public-spirited individuals we must believe in doing something, rather than grumble at home over the breakfast table that the World is not a pleasant place. After all, lighting a lamp is wiser than cursing the darkness.","author":"Manasa Rao","tags":["citizens-of-the-world","inspirational","point-of-view","responsibility","rights-and-duties","societ"],"id":136453,"author_id":"Manasa+Rao"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":2,"pages":1}}