"The question of crime is one of concern to everybody. But the position is that the security forces in our country for the last four decades did not concentrate on suppressing crime. Their main objective was to suppress, to crush political activity. And in the process, crime grew to unacceptable proportions. And criminals were able to form powerful syndicates, and they virtually took over the control of the life of the community in certain areas."

-- Nelson Mandela

#Crush Quotes #Country Quotes #Powerful Quotes

“Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.”
“A good garden may have some weeds.”
“We can rarely see things from the point of view of another person because we look at the facts through the screen of an impression or an interest which distorts our view; and then there are accusations, quarrels and misunderstandin g.”
“Come back again, old heart! Ah me! Methinks in those thy coward fears There might, perchance, a courage be, That fails in these the manlier years; Courage to let the courage sink, Itself a coward base to think, Rather than not for heavenly light Wait on to show the truly right.”

Source : Arthur Hugh Clough, Thomas Burbidge (1849). “Ambarvalia: Poems”, p.14
“Obviously a fake Kyp. You distract him. I'll shoot him under the table." Han (to Leia)”
“Art is the pleasure of a spirit that enters nature and discovers that it too has a soul.”
“We were now back at Smith Landing, and fired with a desire to make another Buffalo expedition on which we should have ampler time and cover more than a mere corner of the range.”

Source : Ernest Thompson Seton (2010). “The Arctic Prairies: A Canoe Journey”, p.33, BoD – Books on Demand
“It's fear, Jack. The man deals with a huge amount of fear.' Because he got hurt?' No, not entirely. Fear comes with imagination, it's a penalty, it's the price of imagination.”

Source : Thomas Harris (2009). “Red Dragon”, p.190, Penguin

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