"The antagonism between nationalities will lose all its acuteness on the day when neither the iniquitous tendency to oppression and domination, nor the perpetual danger of the threatening preparations for war will exist. ("L'antagonisme entre les nationalitÃ©s perdra toute son acuitÃ© le jour oÃ¹ n'existera plus la tendance inique Ã l'oppression et Ã la domination, ni le perpÃ©tuel danger des menaÃ§ants prÃ©paratifs de guerre.:;Â», Fr."

-- African Spir

#War Quotes #Son Quotes #Preparation Quotes

“I take on issues that stir my passions about the state of humanity and our world, and I deeply believe in the power of still images to change people's minds,”

Source : "Vital oil: photographer Ed Kashi captures Nigeria's toxic legacy" by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2010.
“I'm a man of some intelligence. I've had some education, passed the bar, practiced law. I've been a teacher and I deal with men of substance, statesman, business leaders, the clergy... So why do I spend my time arguing with Dizzy Dean?”
“Every principle of liberty enunciated in any civilized country on earth, with very few exceptions, was intended entirely for men, and when women tried to force the putting into practice of these principles, for women, then they discovered they had come into a very, very unpleasant situation indeed.”
“All alone by the telephone.”

Source : Song: All Alone
“Paste Magazine needs to stay in business! It's the first non-sensational quality music and film publication that doesn't only attempt to appeal to middle-aged male Bob Dylan completionists! And there are still many of us who love to pick up a print magazine instead of going online.”
“To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men of genius-the men of reasoning and the men of imagination.”
“The kiss. There are all sorts of kisses, lad, from the sticky confection to the kiss of death. Of them all, the kiss of an actress is the most unnerving. How can we tell if she means it or if she's just practicing?....”
“It's actually quite a good ethos for life: go into the unknown with truth, commitment, and openness and mostly you'll be okay.”

Source : "Not My Father's Son: A Family Memoir review - Alan Cumming recalls pain without self-pity" by Damian Barr, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2014.

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