"There is a certain blend of courage, integrity, character and principle which has no satisfactory dictionary name but has been called different things at different times in different countries. Our American name for it is "guts.""

-- Louis Adamic

#Country Quotes #Integrity Quotes #Character Quotes

“I have tried my best to keep my country alive by writing about it.”

Source : "Somali Author Reflects on Conflict in Native Country". Interview with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. February 27, 2007.
“For my part, I wish, with Mr. Howells, that the literature of the past might be purged of all that is ugly and barbarous in it, although I should object as much as any one to having these great works weakened or falsified.”
“You're better off owning 30 percent and having two amazing partners who compliment you and are equally as driven as you are than having 100 percent and only having one aspect of it, unless you're a super genius who is creative and business-minded at the same time.”
“In other words, let's face it: Life is basically unfair. But even in a situation that's unfair, I think it's possible to seek out a kind of fairness. Of course, that might take time and effort. And maybe it won't seem to be worth all that. It's up to each individual to decide whether or not it is.”
“It strikes! one, two, Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch, Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest; Would thou could'st make the time to do so too; I'll wind thee up no more.”
“Creativity thrives on a consistent diet of challenges and opportunities, which are often one and the same.”
“Espresso consumption is an aesthetic experience,like tasting a vintage wine or admiring a painting,”

Source : Andrea Illy, Rinantonio Viani (2005). “Espresso Coffee: The Science of Quality”, p.16, Academic Press
“Where are the real sources of human dignity, freedom and modern democracy, if not in the concept of infinity to which all men are equal?”

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