"In those days contests were extremely rough and frequently cost the participants their lives. Thus, whenever I sallied forth to take part in any of those affairs, I invariably bade farewell to my parents, since I had no assurance that I should ever return alive."

-- Yokoyama Sakujiro

#Farewell Quotes #Parent Quotes #Alive Quotes

“Education reform has as its main purpose to make sure that the education delivered is of quality.”
“Think about that: at a time when it was inconceivable to have a woman rabbi or a woman scholar of Christian theology or canon law, the Islamic civilization boasted hundreds of women who were authorities in Islamic law and Islamic theology and that taught some of the most famous male jurists and left behind a remarkable corpus of writings.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“I don't know if I ever told you this before, but you're the only one I ever waited for this long.”
“Why is it so difficult for many white folks to understand that racism is oppressive not because white folks have prejudicial feelings about blacks (they could have such feelings and leave us alone) but because it is a system that promotes domination and subjugation?”
“Sometimes I think we keep secrets for the wrong reasons. If we could instead find that right person to talk to we might find that talking about an embarrassing story or admitting our frailty might lead to a more authentic relationship with others or ourselves.”
“And though the symptons of lovesickness may be many, they all share a single cause and single cure: you.”
“Hillary Clinton respects good ideas wherever they come from. That's something I haven't seen in a lot of powerful people.”

Source : "Ronan Farrow: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. September 13, 2013.
“Northleaf is delighted to have been chosen to manage the new fund. We look forward to implementing the fund's long-term strategy of constructing a portfolio of high-potential venture capital funds with the scale and resources to execute their plans, support successful high-growth companies and deliver world-class returns.”

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