"For those at home, as well as for those in battle, war is curiously disabling. The mere realization that one's country is at war poisons the bloodstream, creates an incessant mood of worry that infiltrates even the most casual moments."

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Source : Roger Rosenblatt (1994). “The Man in the Water: Essays and Stories”, Random House

Roger Rosenblatt

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Home Quotes

“I grew up on the beach. It was such a luxury to wake up to the sun and the ocean.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The brain stays up all night telling stories while we sleep. We just call them dreams.”
“I Wanted To Sign Scholes For Killie But Fergie Burst Out Laughing”
“It's funny. When I saw the script in my inbox and it said 'Sparkle,' I thought, 'For real? It's really called 'Sparkle?'' I was wondering, too, how does 'Jordin Sparks as Sparkle' sound?”
“You can learn to change the world or go on being changed by it.”
“Who is of so little faith that in a moment of great disaster or heartbreak has not called to his God?”
“People don't resent you for being brave. They resent themselves for being afraid.”
“To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.”

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