"Remember, too, that if your country has the greatest name in all the world, it is because she never bent before disaster; because she has expended more life and effort in war than any other city, and has won for herself a power greater than any hitherto known, the memory of which will descend to the latest posterity."

-- Pericles

#Country Quotes #Memories Quotes #War Quotes

“Every time you step on the football field in between those lines you're putting your life, your career, every single ligament in your body in jeopardy.”
“... it is impossible for us, with our limited means, to attempt to educate the body of the people. We must at present do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern.”
“You cannot have humane Zionism, it is a contradiction in terms.”

Source : "An Interview with Israel Shahak", Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. IV, No. 3, p. 3, 1975.
“That is simply stunning.”
“Sometimes I miss the old me.”

Source : Ann Aguirre (2011). “Aftermath”, p.43, Penguin
“One has to commit their life to music and not expect to get famous or rich doing it.”

Source : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. October 16, 2014.
“At the point the money hits your hands, you have the power to determine your financial future.”
“I was always fascinated by science-fiction shows, shows like 'Star Trek' and 'Lost in Space.'”

Source : "Bio: Shuttle Columbia Payload Commander Lt. Col. Michael Anderson". www.foxnews.com. February 01, 2003.

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