"The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood."

-- Jean Cocteau

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“I don't worry about superpower confrontation. You know, I lived through the Cold War days, and where everybody was worried about a Soviet Union armed to the teeth. I think we're going to get along fine with Russia, and I don't see them as internationally ambitious.”
“Food should come from the place of its origin, and stay there. It shouldn't spend its time crisscrossing the globe for the sake of profit.”

Source : "The Windup Girl". Book by Paolo Bacigalupi, 2009.
“Make a drawing. Start it all over again, trace it. Start it and trace it again.”
“Whenever a new president comes in, people that are used to the previous president wonder if he has the same capacity.”
“My parents are OK with me wearing a small heel, up to 1.5 inches high. Heels give me height when I wear such long dresses. For me, they complete the outfit.”
“It is perhaps common in the world for individuals and nations to suffer for their noble qualities more than for their ignoble ones. For nobility is an occasion for pride, the most treacherous of sentiments.”
“And I think the American people look to the leaders to lead. They look to the leaders to take on the big problems. And the president deserves a lot of credit for doing that.”
“Prayer unites the soul to God.”

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