"Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother people, to fight one another. I do not feel happy for this victory of mine. On the contrary, I would be glad, brothers, if I had all of you standing here next to me, since we are united by the same language, the same blood and the same visions."

-- Alexander the Great

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“My brother need not be idealized or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life, to be remembered as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it.”

Source : Ted Kennedy's eulogy for Robert Kennedy, St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, www.nydailynews.com. August 26, 2009.
“Now,young lady,I suppose you're here for a work assignment." Work?" Tally said. They both looked down at her puzzled expression, and Shay burst into laughter.”
“Our morbidly obese federal government needs not just behavior modification but bariatric surgery.”

Source : Keynote Speech to the Conservative Political Action Committee, delivered 11 February 2011, Ronald Reagan Centennial Dinner, Washington, D.C.
“I decided upon the thought that I can only find myself once I can admit to myself and approve that both sides are sides of myself.”

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“I was a very quiet, shy child. I grew up in a small town, Louisville, Kentucky, and there weren't too many Hawaiian-Filipino girls, so I stuck out like a sore thumb. I didn't look like everyone else and didn't feel I belonged... But these things only build character and make you stronger. It taught me to grow into the woman I was to become.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.”

Source : Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.96, Penguin
“People who are invested in feminist movements are going to be talking about it regardless. Because we have such powerful tools to disseminate information and share resources, especially via social media.”

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“Nobody wants to see the village of the happy people.”

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