"No one will expect the British Government or the Government of India to give way to threats of violence, disorder and chaos; and, indeed, representatives of large sections of Indian opinion have expressly warned us that we must not do so."

-- Stafford Cripps

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“When you're young, all the accidents, all the pain you take them; but at least you're very strong. In fact through time, it's just adding more and more pain; more and more loss, and it makes you more fragile.”
“The Government have consistently made it clear that the mechanism in the United Kingdom whereby the European draft constitutional treaty could be implemented is approval by the House of Commons followed by a referendum of the people of Britain. There is no question of implementing it by the back door.”
“Music is essentially an emotional language, so you want to feel something from the relationships and build music based on those feelings.”
“Artists are all giving so much of ourselves to the work and the people and the press and the media and Twitter and all that now. For me, being able to create from a genuine place is really difficult lately because there's so much going on all the time, but when all that stuff gets quiet, you can explore your ideas without any ego or mental chatter.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day.”

Source : "How to be a Good Teacher". Book by Rupal Jain, p. 138, 2013.
“Father, I beg of Thee a little task To dignify my days, 'tis all I ask.”
“If you want a war, nourish a doctrine. Doctrines are the most frightful tyrants to which men are ever subject, because doctrines get inside a man's reason and betray him against himself. Civilized men have done their fiercest fighting for doctrines.”
“Apparently even the most awful tragedies, and the people they'd ruined, got a little stale after a while.”

Source : "The Leftovers". Book by Tom Perrotta, August 30, 2011.

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