"Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires."

-- James G. Stavridis

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“As a kid, chess was the first thing I studied in a structured way that helped me gain the discipline to study medicine and become successful doctor.”
“While the political right may moralize sex, the political left is doing it with food. Food is becoming extremely moralized nowadays, and a lot of it is ideas about purity, about what you're willing to touch, or put into your body.”
“I don't think I am especially interested in celebrities, but I love talking about what is going on with people and why they do what they do.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty.”
“When you say 'Black is beautiful' you are saying, 'Man you are okay as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a human being'.”
“What a tourist terms a plague of insects, the fly fisher calls a great hatch.”
“Individual curiosity, often working without practical ends in mind, has always been a driving force for innovation.”

Source : Frederick Seitz (2012). “The Science Matrix: The Journey, Travails, Triumphs”, p.39, Springer Science & Business Media
“Women see everything or nothing according to the inclination of their hearts. Love is their sole light.”

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