"We in ancient countries have our past- we obsess over the past. They, the Americans, have a dream: they feel nostalgia about the promise of the future."

-- Azar Nafisi

#Dream Quotes #Country Quotes #Past Quotes

“In order to promote your own career, you need to promote the careers of others.”
“Every cricketer knows that in the early stages of a batsman's innings i.e. before he gets his eye in - luck plays an important part.”
“An aware parent loves all children he or she interacts with - for you are a caretaker for those moments in time.”
“Isil poses a threat to the people of Iraq and Syria, and the broader Middle East - including American citizens, personnel and facilities. If left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that region, including to the United States.”
“Someone spoke to me last night, told me the truth. Just a few words, but I recognized it. I knew I should make myself get up, write it down, but it was late, and I was exhausted from working all day in the garden, moving rocks.”
“Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didn't want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen.”
“The thing I liked about writing about food when I started it was that I felt I was writing about food in a different way. Not like a food writer.”
“And why the hell should you do a really hard, important job that you don't want to do? That has extremely high stakes? That just blows my mind.”

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