"No nation can advance unless the old ideals of exploration and adventure are lived. There must be lives lost in flying, as in every other step of progress, and as many lives have been lost in the past, but there is no need to run foolish risks. The search for adventure need not entail foolhardiness. Fear is a tonic and danger should be something of a stimulant"

-- Sophie

“That odd idea that one person can go to a foreign part and in this rather odd voice describe it to the folks back home doesn't make much sense in the post-colonial world.”
“Remember, no one decides who they're going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.”
“The first step to finding a God-written love story is handing the pen to the true Author of romance.”

Source : Leslie Ludy (2009). “Authentic Beauty, Going Deeper: A Study Guide for the Set-Apart Young Woman”, p.71, Multnomah
“When people ask what were the qualities of Bobby Kennedy that they most admired, it was first that he was tough. Second, he told the truth and third, he stood up for the little guy.”
“You're at the mercy of the editors' hands.”
“If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.”

Source : "And God created Pele" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. Jun 29, 2003.
“Back in those days, in the fifties and sixties, countries had balance of payment's deficits or surpluses, those were reflected much more than today in movements of reserves among countries.”
“Many of us had this idea of doing independent film, of making personal, relevant films, as opposed to Hollywood fluff. I directed a few.”

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