"How ironic for peacemaking efforts to discover that hatred is stronger for many than love; that the longing to achieve power through military victories makes so many men lose their reason, forget all shame, and betray history."

-- Oscar Arias

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“Necessary preparations have been discussed and taken for the complete and fundamental elimination of this concern, which occupies an important place in the exalted state's list of vital issues.”

Source : Letter to head of parliament, May 26, 1915.
“Fairy tales, because they have a very clear structure, are easier to interfere with. Also they have this really weird logic: the kind of logic that you only really experience when youre not feeling very well, or as a child.”
“It's depressing and scary, but he needs to know the world around him because he's fourteen now and in two years he's going to drive. He needs to know what goes on out in the world. I'm not going to always be there.”
“To compose is to remember music that has never been written.”
“Depression and hopelessness are not the only reasons terminally ill patients wish to end their lives. Many individuals see nothing undignified about choosing to end their lives at the time and manner of their choosing - and many view such a choice as the meaningful culmination of a good life.”

Source : "Is it compassionate to prohibit suicide?". The Baltimore Sun, March 17, 2009.
“A star needs all the rest she can get.”

Source : Lorna Luft (2015). “Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir”, p.65, Simon and Schuster
“You can't fool television viewers with dancing girls and flashing lights”

Source : "Bob Barker Comes on Down for the Last Time". The Tampa Bay Times Interview, www.tampabay.com. October 31, 2006.
“If I can't be beautiful, I want to be invisible.”

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