"I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that had never been talked about before. And that is the biggest promoter of democracy you could possibly have."

-- Jehane Noujaim

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“I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess for many years: I played tournaments in numerous countries with mixed results. I wrote and published a book - La DÃ©fense Alekhine and translated two others from Russian. I taught chess in schools; I earned more money through chess than through literature.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Those who foolishly pride themselves on their nobility mistake that which makes them noble, for it is only the virtue of their ancestors that gives them noble blood.”
“... it is clear that our survival and the salvaging of our environment are dependent on more technology, not less.”
“My favorite comfort food would have be braised beef. You know, beef, slow-cooked in a Dutch oven or in a slow cooker until it falls apart with simple mushrooms, some onions and lots of fresh thyme and garlic.”
“I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.”
“Only the incompetent wait until the last extremity to use force, and by then, it is usually too late to use anything, even prayer.”

Source : H. Beam Piper (2010). “A Slave Is a Slave”, p.5, eStar Books
“Waves, sky, trees, Essrog - I was off the page now, away from the grammar of skyscrapers and pavement.”
“The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average of two hundred miles a day. But we soon began stretching our riders and making better time.”

Source : Buffalo Bill, W. F. Cody (2012). “Buffalo Bill's Life Story: An Autobiography”, p.27, Courier Corporation

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