"Srebrenica's not simply another reminder of man's inhumanity to man, but how intelligent people can always come up with intelligent reasons to do nothing."

-- Scott Simon

#Intelligent Quotes #Men Quotes #People Quotes

“It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on the a brighter world.”
“Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can't be in life.”
“I get amazed, I can't look at it but about 10 seconds, at these politicians dancing around this, dancing around this, I'm trying to find a correct name for it, this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The idea of perfection always gives one a chance to talk without knowing facts.”
“To native peoples, there is no such thing as the first, second, and third worlds; there is only an exploiting world ... whether its technological system is capitalist or communist ... and a host world. Native peoples, who occupy more land, make up the host world.”
“This is what a family is all about - one another, sitting around the table at night. And it's very, very important, I think, for the kid to spend time not only around the table eating with their parents, but in the kitchen.”
“There was romance in the unknown, but once a place had been discovered and cataloged and mapped, it was diminished, just another dusty fact in a book, sapped of mystery. So maybe it was better to leave a few spots on the map blank. To let the world keep a little of its magic, rather than forcing it to divulge every last secret. Maybe it was better, now and then, to wonder.”

Source : "Hollow City". Book by Ransom Riggs, January 14, 2014.
“A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a matter of intelligence, but intelligence without audaciousness is not enough.”

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