"The center holds; passion falls away. That is what happened ideologically in Western Europe over recent years."

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Source : "arbarian Sentiments - How The American Century Ends". Book by William Pfaff, Chapter 2, The Challenge of Europe, p. 63, 1989.

William Pfaff

#Fall Quotes #Passion Quotes #Europe Quotes

“I always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the foundation for art.”
“I would never be into splitting up. I don't think we should ever break up, I really don't. I think we should allow each person to do things individually - go off and have a baby, lie on the beach, whatever - but still remain Girls Aloud.”
“Actually, I stopped looking at myself in the mirror years ago. I wasn't making it to work on time.”
“I wish to devote all my time / To noble thoughts about great Love.”
“Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.”
“Philly gave me my ambition and drive to get more. It's a reminder to stay on top of my game. That's not a place I want to go back to.”
“My mistake was to project my skill beyond the limits of experience. I began investing outside the industries which I believe I thoroughly understood, in completely different spheres of activity; situations where I did not have comparable background knowledge.”
“What I believe is really good in the so-called documentary approach to photography is the addition of lyricism.[this quality] is usually produced unconsciously and even unintentionally and accidentally by the cameraman.”

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