"In my view, [Vladimir] Putin despises the West in general and the United States in particular, both for who we are, our liberal values, and for what we`ve done, which is to take down the Soviet Empire."

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Source : Source: www.msnbc.com

Daniel Fried

#Views Quotes #West Quotes #United States Quotes

“I have the happiness of a passing moment, and what more can mortal ask?”

Source : George Gissing (2016). “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”, p.55, The Floating Press
“Spread your ear pollution far and wide.”
“As players see themselves getting better through skill sessions, they will want to get in the gym more”
“I've always been connected to football, but for some reason, there's never been a connection.”
“...boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson in your life--...the lesson of your utter insignificance. It is valuable to you, as well as to those you are to rub shoulders with. 'You are finite,' time tells you in a voice of boredom, 'and whatever you do is, from my point of view, futile.' As music to your ears, this, of course, may not count; yet the sense of futility, of limited significance even of your best, most ardent actions is better than the illusion of their consequence and the attendant self-satisfaction.”
“Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity.”
“Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific.”
“Here in this body are the sacred rivers, here are the sun and moon, as well as the pilgrimage places. I have not encountered another temple as blissful as my own body”

Source : "Weekly Meditations for Healthy Sex (Dec. 21-27)" by Alexandra Katehakis, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 21, 2012.

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