"We have seen... that, although England is by far the richest nation of Europe, we have already outstripped her in the race after wealth, and we have only begun the development of our vast resources."

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Source : Josiah Strong (1963). “Our Country”

Josiah Strong

#Race Quotes #Europe Quotes #Development Quotes

“The stuff that I write doesn't work very well as background music. You have to watch it from beginning to end and pay attention as if you were watching a play.”
“Women are always murdered and maimed, and theyâ€™re never given their rightful place as lead characters! And I think [creator Michael Hirst] has just written what should have been written a long time ago. There shouldnâ€™tÂ beÂ anything that different aboutÂ Vikings, but there is, because thereâ€™ve just been so many shows that have not stepped up to the plate and given female actors and female characters equal footing.”
“If I felt that one of my operas did not come off I would certainly say so.”
“I stopped caring so much about what people might think if I sung about love and humanity.”
“World music is music from everywhere: music that creates bridges, music that unites hearts and cultures, music that brings peace.”
“Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.”
“It's such a profound alienation for a person not to be at home in their own body.”

Source : "Is weight the new race?" by Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. July 8, 2006.
“Lord, save Russia and bring her peace.”

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