"Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens."

-- John Roberts

#Bears Quotes #Imperialism Quotes #Burden Quotes

“A vice is a failure of desire”
“And what do you think will happen to you when you find life is just too good to be left alone? You'll start living it.”
“The world fascinates me.”
“Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.”
“We are in the more blessed category, the upper class who lived by faith and believed even though we hadn't seen!”
“But the human body has an enormous capacity for adjusting to trying circumstances. I have found that one can bear the unbearable if one can keep one's spirits strong even when one's body is being tested. Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation; your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.”
“The values that you bring to Sharia are whatever values you yourself have, if you are a bigot, misogynist and a violent person, your interpretation of Sharia will be bigoted, violent and misogynistic, if you are a democrat and a pluralist and someone who is peace loving, that's how you'll see the Sharia.”
“My parents are from the former Soviet Union, from Ukraine, and I grew up wanting to be a professional hockey player.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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