"The thing is, Guantánamo is also a naval base, and they're under the delusion - especially the people on the naval side who are not dealing with the prison - that they can just pretend this is an ordinary Caribbean naval base. For them, it's: "Why are you making such a big deal out of the most notorious prison in the world?" It's like if people living near Buchenwald said they wanted to talk about the other lovely things in the region besides the camp."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Molly Crabapple

#People Quotes #Lovely Quotes #Buchenwald Quotes

“When I won the Derby on Never Say Die I went home and cut the lawn. I haven't cut the lawn since.”

Source : 2004 In the Observer, 30May.
“The most fundamental liberal failure of the current era: the failure to embrace a moral vision of America based on the transcendent faith that human beings are more than the sum of their material appetites, our country is more than an economic machine, and freedom is not license but responsibility.”
“I'm not the biggest comic book fan.”

Source : "'Cabin in the woods' actor Fran Kranz wanted to die in 'The Avengers'" by Josh Wigler, www.mtv.com. September 13, 2012.
“The universe is so immense that it appears immutable, and that the duration of a planet such as that of the earth is only a chapter, less than that, a phrase, less still, only a word of the universeâ€™s history.”
“In positions of strategic manoeuvring (where time is not of decisive importance) seek the worst-placed piece. Activating that piece is often the most reliable way of improving your position as a whole.”
“I strongly believe that those of us, who are privileged to have wealth, should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less privileged”
“The biggest hurdle is rejection. Any business you start, be ready for it. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is the successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don't want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your face, go to door number 11 enthusiastically, with a smile on your face.”

Source : "Former Cover Model Ashley Zarlin Gets Cheeky With Us". Interview with Clara Lemon, localemagazine.com. July 4, 2015.
“Dark-green and gemm'd with flowers of snow, With close uncrowded branches spread Not proudly high, nor meanly low, A graceful myrtle rear'd its head.”

Source : James Montgomery (1857). “The select poetical works of James Montgomery”, p.78

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