"The refusal of the British and Russian peoples to accept what appeared to be inevitable defeat was the great factor in the salvage of our civilization."

-- George C. Marshall

#Acceptance Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Defeat Quotes

“That's the wonderful thing with nerds: they're enthusiasts. Not having a life means you get to love things with a passion and nobody bothers you about it.”

Source : John Burnside (2010). “Glister”, p.21, Random House
“We have had some great shows this summer, the Jammin Against the Darkness event was pretty incredible and it was good to see everyone at the festivals. Today we head to South Dakota for the start of the tour with Falling Up, The Wedding and Mainstay.”
“I think that you will see some significant changes in the [Donald] Trump administration.”
“I don't talk with everybody because i am not everybody, i am single.”
“We're moving from a generation who gave little thought as to the built environment and accepted housing that was neither pleasant to look at, nor to live in or around, to a new century where there's a real desire for housing that's affordable, flexible, and places community at the heart of its thinking. For architects and the public it's an enticing prospect.”
“When a poem doesn't work, the first question to ask yourself is, 'Am I telling the truth?'”
“It was what we Japanese called the onion life, peeling away a layer at a time and crying all the while.”
“Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.”

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