"A captured pirate was brought before Alexander the Great. â€œHow dare you molest the sea?â€ asked Alexander. â€œHow dare you molest the whole world?â€ the pirate replied, and continued: â€œBecause I do it with a little ship only, I am called a thief; you, doing it with a great navy, are called an emperor."

-- Noam Chomsky

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“And if there come the singers, and the dancers and the flute players - buy of their gifts also. For they too are gatherers of fruit and frankincense, and that which they bring, though fashioned of dreams, is raiment and fod for your soul.”
“One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers.”
“In most cases we attach ourselves to in order to take revenge on life, to punish it, to signify we can do without it, that we have found something better, and we also attach ourselves to God in horror of men.”
“He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak to it in a language it understands.”

Source : Susanna Clarke, Portia Rosenberg (2005). “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell”, p.604, A&C Black
“Cooking Tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out.”
“I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again. For everything to be consummated, for me to feel less alone, I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate.”
“I find it funny that people now come up to me and say, 'Wow, you are absolutely gorgeous. I'm like, 'I was beautiful before I lost weight. Egotistically speaking, I thought I was amazing.'”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In 2009, designer Tina Tangalakis went on a volunteer trip to Ghana and instantly fell in love with the country and its people. It was from that trip that Della was born, a company that provides jobs, education, and skills training to women in Ghana.”

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