"The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime."

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Source : "Antony Beevor says D-Day bombing 'close to a war crime'" by Jamie Doward, www.theguardian.com. May 23, 2009.

Antony Beevor

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“I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and happenings around my life. I also try to convey what it feels like and sounds like and smells like and looks like inside of my particular skin, to move through the world as a black American woman in her mid-twenties. Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture.”

Source : "There’s Poetry About Beyoncé Now - And It’s Amazing". Interview with Becca Andrews, www.motherjones.com. February 15, 2017.
“Jeremy used to hate it when she was younger because someone in her class told her redheads were freaks of nature.But our mother told her that redheads were genetically more courageous than other people and that she should always where her hair long,like a wariors badge of honor.”

Source : Ellen Potter (2009). “Slob”, p.18, Penguin
“The best decision is the right decision. The next best decision is the wrong decision. The worst decision is no decision.”
“If you really examine your own opinions, you'll normally come up with a better one”
“If I could tell you only one thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head.”

Source : "The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint: A Novel". Book by Brady Udall, www.npr.org. 2001.
“Because if I were gay, [and] I'm not gay yet â€” maybe one day â€” but if I were gay, I'd like to see movies where homosexuality isn't always a problem.”
“A weed is a plant that is not only in the wrong place, but intends to stay.”
“The possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to insure success.”

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