"In our society, talking about sex is still a taboo, and of course many village chiefs don't want to hear about that issue. "You are trying to deviate us from our way of life, our traditions." And of course the argument they give is that these traditions date back to before our birth, and actually they accuse us of being funded by the outside world to subvert their way of life."

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Source : Source: www.theguardian.com

Ousmane Sembene

#Giving Quotes #Trying Quotes #World Quotes

“From here [the Gaza withdrawal], our people begin the march towards establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital”
“Throughout this book, we've been evangelizing simplicity, but ironically, the practice of simplicity is not simple. It is easy to build a bulky design by adding layer upon layer of navigation and features; it's much more difficult to create simple, graceful designs. Paring designs to essential elements while maintaining elegance and functionality requires courage and discipline.”
“The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible to return to the politics of appeasement of the 1930s?”

Source : "Farewell, Sarajevo" by Ed Vulliamy, www.theguardian.com. November 1, 2005.
“Loyal customers, they don't just come back, they don't simply recommend you, they insist that their friends do business with you.”

Source : Chip R Bell, John R Patterson (2007). “Customer Loyalty Guaranteed: Create, Lead, and Sustain Remarkable Customer Service”, p.20, Adams Media
“We must work toward the elimination of all nuclear weapons, and an end to policies which cause this country to move toward the weaponization of space.”
“I just look at what's the most fun thing I can do next. I'm not looking to prove anything, or to break out or to break away. I feel so lucky, honestly, that I'm still working.”

Source : "SALEM: Lucy Lawless Talks Season 2, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 6, 2015.
“There's an entire universe in every single tweet, and it all really depends on the content as far as how it's going to spread.”
“Im interested in the liberating aspect of being totally untethered, let loose in the worst possible environments. My favorite artists are always women that do things that are so wrong... I like things to be seven kinds of wrong. If they are seven kinds of wrong, sometimes the wrongs neutralize themselves, and the whole thing becomes...”

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