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Barbara Demick

"A North Korean soldier would later recall a buddy who had been given an American-made nail clipper and was showing it off to his friends. The soldier clipped a few nails, admired the sharp, clean edges, and marveled at the mechanics of this simple item. Then he realized with a sinking heart: If North Korea couldnâ€™t make such a fine nail clipper, how could it compete with American weapons?"

Source : Barbara Demick (2010). “Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea”, p.168, Granta

Barbara Demick

#Heart Quotes #Simple Quotes #Korea Quotes

“I write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I get going I keep at it, and it usually takes about six months from the first blank screen until 'The End.”
“If you are deemed insane, then all actions that would oherwise prove you are not do, in actuality, fall into the framework of an insane personâ€™s actions. Your sound protests constitute denial. Your valid fears are deemed paranoia. Your survival instincts are labeled defense mechanisms. Itâ€™s a no-win situation. Itâ€™s a death penalty really.”
“Scott: Friends don't let friends drive drunk. Nora: Are you trying to appeal to my conscience? Scott: How can you turn down a once-in-a-lifetime chance to drive the 'Stang? Nora: How about you sell me the 'Stang for thirty dollars? I can even pay cash. Scott: Drunk, but not that drunk, Grey.”
“Choice of evils debates always produce extremism - people choose what they hope is the lesser evil, then call it good and demonize the other choice. It will be a challenge for your generation to synthesize - to move beyond Us versus Them, to We.”
“Life is something like a remarkable, exciting puzzle. It comes piece by piece in packages marked days.”
“The greatest moments of Native History lie ahead of us if a great spiritual renewal and wakening should take place. The Native American has been a sleeping giant. He is awakening. The original Americans could become the evangelists who will help win America for Christ! Remember these forgotten people!”
“I meet with ambassadors from all countries in my role as a member of Congress, and you always have better relationships with those you actually personally get along with. That matters. So if there is chemistry between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, maybe that can bode for something.”

Source : Source: abcnews.go.com
“The only thing constant in the world is change, that's why today I take life as it comes”

Source : "India.Arie Shares Life Lessons On Voyage To India" by Shaheem Reid, www.mtv.com. September 26, 2002.

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