"As a soldier, I survived World War I when most of my comrades did not."

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Source : Lester B. Pearson (1964). “The Four Faces of Peace and the International Outlook: Statements”, McClelland and Stewart

Lester B. Pearson

#War Quotes #Soldier Quotes #World Quotes

“Advice is unfriendly to learning, especially when it is sought. Most of the time when people seek advice, they just want to be heard. Advice at best stops the conversation, definitely inhibits learning, and at worst claims dominance.”
“Poor people always lose in struggles.”

Source : "Ptolemy's Geography" edited by Michael Servetus, 1535.
“Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable.”
“People are too keen to follow standard preconceptions of how organisations should work. All too often, we feel that we are unable to make changes and so hope that someone, somewhere in your organisation knows what we are doing and what the overall aim is.”
“I have... submitted the resignation of the government, and I have declared that I will not be a candidate to head the (next) government.”
“I don't do social media of any kind. If I did, I may as well join Scientology.”

Source : "Ed Ruscha on Kerouac, Social Media and Pop Culture in the 1960s". Interview with Tara Solomon, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 18, 2012.
“I am a dreamer. Seriously, I'm living on another planet.”
“I like to write and draw everything with sharpies. I even got one with my own name on it!”

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