"If you were born in Britain after World War II, you see a continuous atmosphere of decline, moral and economic and political."

-- Stephen Bayley

#War Quotes #Political Quotes #Atmosphere Quotes

“The poor old Duke [of Wellington]! What shall I say of him? To be sure he was born in Ireland, but being born in a stable does not make a man a horse.”
“Sit back picture yourself swooping up a shell of purple with foam crests of crystal drops soft nigh they fall unto the sea of morning creep-very-softly mist...and then sort of cascade tinkley-bell like (must I take you by the hand, every so slowly type) and then conglomerate suddenly into a peal of silver vibrant uncomprehendingly, blood singingly, joyously resoundingbells....By my faith if this be insanity, then for the love of God permit me to remain insane.”
“My mother was very involved with Cesar Chavez's work on behalf of the migrant farm workers in California.”
“Look, we ought to do this for our kidsâ€¦ We ought to have a high school so that every kid who grows up here â€” theyâ€™re all our kids â€” gets a good high school education.”

Source : "Why you should care about other people’s kids". Interview with Paul Solman, www.pbs.org. March 19, 2015.
“You better wake up before it's too late, or they'll be doing your makeup down at the coroner's place.”

Source : Song: No Respect
“The physical five oranges goes up the ladder to the picture of the five oranges which goes up to the representation of the five oranges as a numeral. This points in the direction of a definition of abstraction: when we abstract we voluntarily ignore details of a context, so that we can accomplish a goal.”
“There's stars, superstars, and then there's Bobby Orr.”
“Friendships that don't fit my life anymore have faded away, and new ones have come in.”

Source : "Survivor Amanda Lindhout Pens 'A House in the Sky'". Interview with Maureen Halushak, www.flare.com. October 20, 2013.

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