"In Russia everything is a secret, but there is no secrecy."

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Source : Robert K. Massie (2012). “The Romanovs: The Final Chapter”, p.73, Random House

Robert K. Massie

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“All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose.”
“[In Adelie Land, Antarctica, a howling river of] wind, 50 miles wide, blows off the plateau, month in and month out, at an average velocity of 50 m.p.h. As a source of power this compares favorably with 6,000 tons of water falling every second over Niagara Falls. I will not further anticipate some H. G. Wells of the future who will ring the antarctic with power-producing windmills; but the winds of the Antarctic have to be felt to be believed, and nothing is quite impossible to physicists and engineers.”
“Men are not killed because they get mad at each other. They're killed because one of them has a gun in any dispute.”
“So thereâ€™s a kind of resurgence of the sense of freedom and spontaneity in nature. From nature being bound into a rigid, deterministic model, freedom, spontaneity and openness are emerging once again. Itâ€™s now recognized the future is open, not determined by the past. And this is true in many realms, the astronomical realm, the human realm, the meteorological realm in many ways.”
“Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits yield intensity. When we play... by our self-chosen rules, we find that containment of strength amplifies strength.”
“If you are one of the truly elect, be careful how you attain your eminence.”
“Ministry is simply about loving the person in front of you.”
“I do believe in love; it's wonderful - especially love third time around, it's even more precious; it's kind of amazing.”

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