"Forms of government are forged mainly in the fire of practice, not in the vacuum of theory. They respond to national character and to national realities."

-- George F. Kennan

#Character Quotes #Reality Quotes #Government Quotes

“I think whenever you go through something of that nature, you get to see who's really on your side and who's really there for you. That happened in my case. And it really let me understand that no matter how small of a decision you make, it's going to have a subsequent action or reaction, and something that started out very innocent turned into the tragedy that it was.”
“A lot of people believe that you don't need to know the history and that creates newness. I disagree: we should always be informed and then destroy it.”

Source : "Remembering Louise Wilson OBE". Interview with Donatien Grau, origin.anothermag.com. January 2013.
“One is not allowed a grief for a life never lived. Yet one has buried the fruit of love, and a great deal of hope and many dreams.”
“Christian freedom does not mean being free to do as we like; it means being free to do as we ought.”

Source : William Barclay (1961). “The Letters of James and Peter”, p.240, Westminster John Knox Press
“Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find.”

Source : William Least Heat Moon (1991). “Blue Highways: A Journey Into America”, Mariner Books
“We can be creative and generate new breakthroughs, if we're willing to work with ideas from the pool of history - both distant and more recent - despite the potential for our experiments to fail.”
“And this movie [Real Steel] definitely looks like nothing else I've made, which was the point. I think also, Evangeline and Hugh are such a fantastic... Their chemistry is so genuine. And also it's a good balance to all those visual effects. It'll give you more of the tone.”
“As a champion, I can't fight against weak fighters.”

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