"I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on."

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Kevin J. Anderson

#War Quotes #Russian History Quotes #Cold Quotes

“I think you realize how much you need to have people that you love. It's not as much about them loving you - it's about you needing to love people.”

Source : Source: www.gq.com
“Desires are but pain and torment, and enjoyment is sweet because it delivers us from them.”
“Somehow in the public sector, if you start in the mailroom and spend your life getting promoted, it's unseemly.”
“I belong nowhere and to no one.”
“If you take from a theory only the conclusions you like and discard the rest, you are using the theory as a drunkard uses a lamp post-for support rather than illumination.”
“With all of the visual distraction constantly inundating us in the form of our devices and screens, I really derive a great deal of pleasure from watching the sun rise and set, admiring clouds as they change shape across the sky, watching tree leaves and blossoms undulate in the breeze....these treats foment an ocular-cleansing refreshment to my way of thinking.”
“From Jewish terrorism against Arabs it is a short step to Jewish terrorism against Jews.”
“She was also incredibly confident, with a way of moving and talking that communicated that she didn't need anyone to tell her she was beautiful or worthwhile.”

Source : Paula McLain (2012). “The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.213, Ballantine Books

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