"First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence."

-- Saint Basil

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“I can remember certain Manchester United defeats the way most people remember family bereavements or great political events. The four-nil drubbing by Barcelona, the failure to score against West Ham, the New Year's Day calamity at home to Spurs, the mauling by Middlesborough.”
“We have two distinct types of political organization to take into account; and clearly, too, when their origins are considered, it is impossible to make out that the one is a mere perversion of the other. Therefore when we include both types under a general term like government, we get into logical difficulties; difficulties of which most writers on the subject have been more or less vaguely aware, but which, until within the last half-century, none of them has tried to resolve.”
“In Sweeden every city looks the same. I've been to sixteen cities, and every single city is the same! The same cobblestone, the same McDonalds, the same everything. Everything was designed by the same guy. They must have saved a lot of money when they designed all the cities.”

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“I have invented nothing. I have simply documented a magical alchemy that I want to share.”

Source : "Dances With Whales" by Alan Riding, www.nytimes.com. April 22, 2002.
“The same God who created Rembrandt created you, and you are as precious in Godâ€™s sight as Rembrandt or anyone else.”
“My charitable donations go to educational efforts, such as Teach for America, Vanderbilt University, Berkshire School.”
“If the Sri Lankan government resorts to state oppression against the Tamils and Muslims, then we will fight.”
“When you are getting beat to death, get your head out of the mixer.”

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