"So here we have it. The equivocating distinction between civilisation and savagery, between the "massacre of innocent people" or, if you like, "a clash of civilisations" and "collateral damage". The sophistry and fastidious algebra of infinite justice."

-- Arundhati Roy

#People Quotes #Justice Quotes #Damage Quotes

“Impulses of intelligence constantly create the body in new forms every second.”
“I had no plans to be a writer. My teenaged bid for stardom was to be a pop star... which, ahem, didn't exactly work out.”
“It's my pleasure and honor to be here fighting on HBO and in the United States.”
“The drug war isn't what purports to be. If you look at the whole operation and the tie-in between the American intelligence agencies, these so-called "assets", the spies on the payroll of the CIA, and drug dealers. Don't let members of Congress and the media get away with this complacency and distortion!”
“A man of abilities and character, of any sect whatever, may be admitted to any office of public trust under the United States.”
“The dream is you never giving up on your story because no one else can play your part.”
“When you meditate you discover over and over again that you are not a prisoner of your mind.”
“Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.”

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