"However much we may sympathize with a small nation confronted by a big and powerful neighbor, we cannot in all circumstances undertake to involve the whole British Empire in a war simply on her account. If we have to fight it must be on larger issues than that..."

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Source : "Deal or dud: How will history judge Iran agreement?" by Tim Lister, www.cnn.com. November 25, 2013.

Neville Chamberlain

#Powerful Quotes #War Quotes #Military Quotes

“There's so much to learn! And just when we think, "I've got it. I really understand what's going on," we're shown a whole new stage set on which to play.”
“Some people are like blue jeans- the older and more beat up they get, the better they look.”
“And the night smells like snow. Walking home for a moment you almost believe you could start again. And an intense love rushes to your heart, and hope. Itâ€™s unendurable, unendurable.”

Source : Franz Wright (2009). “God's Silence”, p.5, Knopf
“I found I wasn't asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something.”
“Nature's far too subtle to repeat herself.”
“Jesus gives his life for the congregation, not the other way around.”
“Even the most ardent environmentalist doesn't really want to stop pollution. If he thinks about it, and doesn't just talk about it, he wants to have the right amount of pollution. We can't really afford to eliminate it - not without abandoning all the benefits of technology that we not only enjoy but on which we depend.”
“It took less than half a second for me to realize that, as long as I was truly insane now, I might as well enjoy the delusions while they were pleasant.”

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