"The Philippines are ours forever. They are not capable of self- government. How could they be? They are not a self-governing race."

-- Albert J. Beveridge

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“The trade agreement has become a rather distinct feature of the American labor movement. ... It is based on the idea that labor shall accept the capitalist system of production and make terms of peace with it.”
“A dialogue among civilizations can be seen as a dialogue between the individual and the universal.”
“As a young man, you get to a point in your life where you feel like you have grown up and have to make decisions and not having that father figure in your life to guide you to making those decisions.”

Source : Source: www.cyinterview.com
“Writing style is something is a consequence of who you are. I think that I had a certain propensity for a style that I recognize in my early work, but that doesn't mean I didn't have to learn certain basics and the longer you write the better you get. The rhythms come from you. If the rhythm seem to echo the music, then that's delightful if people see that, but it's certainly not something that's intentional on my part. I'm trying to be as clear and precise as I can be and at the same time, I'm trying to be eloquent and witty and entertaining. I mean, writing should be a pleasure.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“I am just a plain, common man.”
“In an ecological perspective, in other words, there are few accidents or anomalies, only outcomes based on system structure and dynamics. Climate change and glittering malls, Calcuttan poverty and sybaritic wealth, biotic impoverishment and economic growth, militarism and terrorism, global domination and utter vulnerability are not different things but manifestations of a single system.”

Source : David W. Orr (2012). “The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror”, p.44, Island Press
“I do love children, but I don't really talk about that in auditions.”

Source : "The Verge Q+A: Emilie de Ravin Talks About the "Lost" Finale". Interview with Raha Naddaf, www.gq.com. June 9, 2010.
“You can't roll a joint on an iPod, buy vinyl.”

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