"The britishh seizure of Hong Kong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the britishh Empire: the takeover and destruction of India, and the use of India to flood China with opium."

-- Robert Trout

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“The love of your life won't be the man you end up with, and you'll always compare the two.”

Source : Kristan Higgins (2013). “The Best Man”, p.199, HQN Books
“Of course there must be the urge, the indefinable longing to get something through into terms of plastic presentation, but results are nearly always unpredictable.”
“Tourists see, and travelers seek.”
“I have seen lonely people of advancing age, yet as constant as angels, keeping faith to those they loved who fell in wars that current generations, not having known them, cannot even forget. The sight of them moving hesitantly among the tablets and crosses is enough to break your heart.”
“Pursuit of knowledge under difficulties.”
“If you don’t know how to fix it, please, stop breaking it.”

Source : Speech at U.N. Conference on Environment and Development, delivered day Month 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“Elegance is a statement, an attitude. Elegant women are women of character with confidence.”
“I think the comic that's gotten me the most feedback is actually the one about the stoplights. Noticing when the stoplights are in sync, or calculating the length of your strides between floor tiles - normal people notice that kind of stuff, but a certain kind of person will do some calculations.”

Source : "Real Geek Heart Beats in Xkcd's Stick Figures" by Adrienne So, www.wired.com. November 13, 2007.

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