"Every conceivable cruel method of blackmail was used against me to obtain by force and at all costs confessions and statements both about comrades who had been arrested, and about political activities."

-- Ernst Thalmann

#Political Quotes #Cost Quotes #Confession Quotes

“Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.”

Source : A.J.P. Taylor (1996). “Origin Of The Second World War”, p.18, Simon and Schuster
“I think it's true that if Trump wins, there will be a real activist mobilization, no doubt about it.”

Source : Source: www.democracynow.org
“What we mean by Tao is the way or course of Nature. This way has nothing good or bad, it is a mere flowing of things following the development and decline attributes of the moment.”
“Father says it will come in time. â€œTime heals,â€ he says. I donâ€™t tell him that I donâ€™t know what time is.”

Source : Mary E. Pearson (2009). “The Adoration of Jenna Fox”, p.7, Macmillan
“Rich, ornate prose is hard to digest, generally unwholesome, and sometimes nauseating.”

Source : WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”
“The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion.”
“I want to discover more things about acting.”

Source : "'Sometimes I think this is so undignified'". Interview with Gaby Wood, www.theguardian.com. February 6, 2010.
“Basketball was always my first love, but once I had a good year as a senior, I figured the next step was to play college football.”

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