"Politics is a profession, and a form of service, and it should draw people who are passionate and have deep experience of the complex, changing nature of the world."

-- Chris Alexander

#People Quotes #Passionate Quotes #World Quotes

“Treasures are not won by care and forethought but by swift slaying and reckless attack.”

Source : Michael Moorcock (2008). “Elric The Stealer of Souls”, p.14, Del Rey
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

Source : "The secrets of a peacemaker". Interview with Gary Younge, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2009.
“Traveling is not just seeing the new; it is also leaving behind. Not just opening doors; also closing them behind you, never to return. But the place you have left forever is always there for you to see whenever you shut your eyes.”

Source : Jan Myrdal (1980). “The Silk Road: A Journey from the High Pamirs and Ili Through Sinkiang and Kansu”, Orion
“when the boogie man goes to sleep he checks his closet for me”
“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.”
“Our life evokes our character. You find out more about yourself as you go on. That's why it's good to put yourself in situations that will evoke your higher nature rather than your lower.”
“A good career is a long-lasting career. When you're there in every competition doing a good job you're a part of an elite, and that's the most important thing.”

Source : "Blanka Vlasic mixes mischief with medals as she aims for clean sweep". Interview with Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2010.
“Love her as in childhood Through feeble, old and grey. For youâ€™ll never miss a motherâ€™s love Till sheâ€™s buried beneath the clay.”

Source : Frank McCourt (1999). “Angela's Ashes: A Memoir”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

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