"A war is never undertaken by the ideal State, except in defense of its honor or its safety."

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

#War Quotes #Safety Quotes #Honor Quotes

“Sometimes you have a noisy neighbour. You cannot do anything about that. They will always be noisy. You just have to get on with your life, put your television on and turn it up a bit louder.”
“During my last year of college I wrote the same ten pages over and over again. Those ten pages became the first few pages of my first novel. I can still recite the opening paragraph from memory - only now I cringe when I do it because they are - surprise! - a classic example of overwriting, in addition to being a more than a little pretentious.”
“Perhaps there is a minimum distance that should separate one exhibit from another... Indeed those specialized in psychophysics have actually come up with some rules.”
“I don't use the techniques I learned at NYU much anymore.”
“I told my boyfriend after three weeks that I wanted to marry him and that we could do it tomorrow.”

Source : "Our Heroine". Cosmopolitan Interview, www.cosmopolitan.com. September 21, 2007.
“Of course, living is another way of killing oneself: its drawback is that it takes so horribly long.”

Source : "Detective Story". Book by Imre Kertész, 2008.
“A molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently.”
“If gold must be gold, it must pass through the furnace.”

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