"Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love andcompassion would have built the defenses of peace."

-- U Thant

#Life Quotes #War Quotes #Men Quotes

“Cancer is an emotional disease.”
“They only the victory win, Who have fought the good fight and have vanquished the demon that tempts us within; Who have held to their faith unseduced by the prize that the world holds on high; Who have dared for a high cause to suffer, resist, fight -- if need be, to die.”

Source : William Wetmore Story (1856). “Monologues and lyrics”, p.178
“Considering that I'm British and I talk the way I do, I love it when a director takes a chance on me.”

Source : "Exclusive: David Oyelowo Discusses His Roles in “96 Minutes,” “The Butler,” and More" by Jasmin Tiggett, www.indiewire.com. April 19, 2012.
“I seek what lies beneath surface beauty. What interests me are intimate human complexities - the darkness as well as the light. I cannot will this kind of transcendent communication into existence. I have to be open and truly present, and if I am lucky, grace descends. My best photographs are an honest collaboration, and when the viewer also connects, I feel the circle is complete.”
“(Greg) Maddux is a master. He carved us up. He didn't give us anything good to hit.”
“Just keep working. I've been working hard, so just keep on doing what I've been doing.”

Source : Interview with Dave Golokhov, www.askmen.com. May 8, 2014.
“Later our dreams begin catching fire around the edges, they burn like paper, we wake with our hands full of ash.”

Source : Naomi Shihab Nye (1995). “Words under the words: selected poems”, The Eighth Mountain Press
“Where there are more guns, there are more gun problems, it 's particularly dangerous to have a gun around when people do things spontaneously. In college, from a public health standpoint, brains are n't fully developed.”

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