"The “Vasco da Gama's era” ends in a nightmare in which men-Westerners and non-Westerners alike-are bewildered by this confusion and the old fancy of the apprenti sorcier becomes tragically actual."

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Source : Carlo M. Cipolla (1966). “Guns, sails and empires: technological innovation and the early phases of European expansion, 1400-1700”

Carlo M. Cipolla

#Men Quotes #Confusion Quotes #Fancy Quotes

“I think I do pretty well with child characters. It's hard to write kids that are realistic, not annoying, and bring something to the story.”
“When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't.”
“Let's be cautious about dreaming up extreme scenarios. The situation in Iraq is still salvageable.”
“I was born accidentally. I lived accidentally in London. We nearly migrated to New Zealand. So much of my life has been a product of chance, I can't see a meaning in it at all.”
“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
“I only suggest to you: Will you dwell on killing this man? You wish for revenge? If you do, he has already killed you by slow poison. So, let it go. Why waste your time? His life will see to his death.”

Source : Lloyd Alexander (2007). “The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio”, p.132, Macmillan
“Show me someone content with mediocrity and I'll show you someone destined for failure.”
“It doesn't happen often, it's what you dream and hope for. We are happy, but we want to make sure these changes have teeth. What we want to get across most is that this is a real opportunity for the military. They can step up and be a leader on misogyny and gender issues.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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