"Under the Assads, Kurds were forbidden from learning their own language at school, or even from speaking it in the military. The result is a generation of Syrian Kurds, many now in late middle age, who cant write their own language."

-- Luke Harding

#Military Quotes #Writing Quotes #School Quotes

“Too late! The two saddest words in any tongue.”

Source : Dagmar Godowsky (1958). “First Person Plural: The Lives of Dagmar Godowsky”, Viking Adult
“It's good to talk to people and get ideas.”
“You're tough when you need to be, and you can charm the pants off men who have three times your experience. Well, yes. Although I try not to take advantage of that too often. Very awkward negotiating with people who are sitting around in their underwear.”
“I learned how to communicate and articulate myself from ballet. It's just insane to me, when they don't think of that as a part of our education.”
“Thereâ€™s something sexy in cooking for a man who likes my food. Am I growing up?”
“It's easy to do nothing, but your heart breaks a little more every time you do.”

Source : "We are the 99 per cent" by Mark Ruffalo, www.theguardian.com. October 2, 2011.
“I've learned that, I wouldn't say I've made that mistake, but I've learned on some of my other movies, like, you always want to show everything that you feel works”
“If it works, it works,' Kat told him. 'And if it doesn't?' he asked. She looked at him. 'If it doesn't, then I've heard Monaco has the nicest prisons in all of Europe.' 'It does,' both Hamish and Angus said in unison. And with that, it was decided.”

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