"Libya as a country is a relatively new concept. The period of Libya as a modern nation really starts after World War II."

-- Elliott Abrams

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“Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins.”
“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.”

Source : "The Power of One" by Jane Goodall, content.time.com. August 26, 2002.
“I beg the Most High to allow me the favour of the double reward, but if God only finds me worthy of one reward, I will accept it in all humility.”
“I despair at the rise of modern violence. I truly give in to despair at times, that deep, futureless pit of despair.... I watch the American slaughterhouse, the casual attacks on popes, presidents, and uncounted others, and I wonder if there are many more out there with the Ability or if butchery has simply become the modern way of life.”
“Many people become self-conscious when they communicate. Whether it's writing or speaking, they are consumed by anxiety. Self-consciousness is an impediment to what is required to serve an audience effectively. One's goal must be to achieve audience consciousness. To put oneself in their place, to recognize that the value of any communication arises from how it is received by them, not by what it means to the author. Rather than learning a multiplicity of rules for speaking, for example, I would suggest that a focus on serving one's audience will simplify and clarify everything.”
“Tolerance means to fix our mind, to fix our words, & our actions on a higher principle.”
“My thoughts are often not tasty.”
“The price of success: hard work, patience, and a few sacrifices.”

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