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“But to everything in this world there comes an end; there even comes an end to the torments suffered in those intermediate states of transition when the last secret tear of one's soul is bitterly swallowed, and the crisis passes, resolving itself into some new sort of phase, which even as it comes into existence is fated in turn to pass away, to disappear in the eternal changing of the times and seasons.”
Source : Nikolai Bukharin (2005). “How It All Began: The Prison Novel”, p.110, Columbia University Press
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“Oral history is a recipe for complete misrepresentation because almost no one tells the truth, even when they intend to.”
Source : "This much I know". Interview with Tom Templeton, www.theguardian.com. January 17, 2009.
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“Iranians also see external reasons for caution. Analyst Foad Izadi at Tehran University says Iranians only need to look at the chaos plaguing the region to see how easily popular demands for change can get out of hand.”
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“I don't want to sound arrogant and say that I know everything about directing and I've got it cracked, but it was just all in all a joyous experience. To me, the key to directing, to be honest, is just surround yourself with brilliant people and let them do their thing”
Source : Source: collider.com
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“You could take up the line that some of the gnostics took up - a line which I often thought was a very plausible one - that as a matter of fact this world that we know was made by the devil at a moment when God was not looking. There is a good deal to be said for that, and I am not concerned to refute it.”
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“No one deserves his greater natural capacity nor merits a more favorable starting place in society.”
Source : John Rawls (2009). “A Theory of Justice”, p.87, Harvard University Press
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“When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.”
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“If you have a setback, Don’t take a step back- Get ready for a comeback!”
Source : FaceBook post by Tim Storey from Jul 11, 2012