"Bismarck's genius, as well as his great flaw, was the same as that of another outstanding nineteenth-century politician of the German-speaking world, Prince Clemens Metternich. Both men were artificers, able to hold off the future by building a fragile present out of pieces of the past."

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Source : Robert D. Kaplan (2014). “Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History”, p.54, Picador

Robert D. Kaplan

#Past Quotes #Men Quotes #Genius Quotes

“No people can be great who have ceased to be virtuous.”
“In my little world, I'm very protected 'cause I'm treated like the idiot I am by my buddies. But, a little bit outside that world, people sometimes expect heavy things from me. For a little time, I tried to appease and not disappoint people but in the end you're just going to kill yourself and fail if you're trying to give more than you are.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“The sustainable alternative is one in which smaller and smaller regions produce more and more of the goods they need closer to where they are consumed. These economies will contribute little to the greenhouse effect and will survive the exhaustion of oil.”

Source : John B. Cobb (1994). “Sustaining the Common Good: A Christian Perspective on the Global Economy”
“The common man, no matter how sharp and tough, actually enjoys having the wool pulled over his eyes, and makes it easier for the puller.”
“Of joys departed, not to return, how painful the remembrance”

Source : Robert Blair, Robert Anderson (1802). “The Poetical Works of Robert Blair: Containing The Grave, Etc., to which is Prefixed, A Life of the Author, by Robert Anderson, Accompanied by Prints, Designed and Engraved by W. Gardiner”, p.9
“You would always beat me; not so much because you are a better fighter as because you will not accept defeat.”

Source : John Christopher (2015). “The Sword of the Spirits”, p.99, Simon and Schuster
“The best brands never start out with the intent of building a great brand. They focus on building a great â€“ and profitable â€“ product or service and an organization that can sustain it.”

Source : Scott Bedbury, Stephen Fenichell (2003). “A New Brand World: Eight Principles for Achieving Brand Leadership in the Twenty-First Century”, p.33, Penguin
“Sometimes it seems to me that things hold together only thanks to the borders, that the true identify of these lands and peoples is the shape of their territories in an atlas. It's a stupid thought, but I can't shake it.”

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