"The more I see of life in these 'undeveloped countries' and of the methods adopted to 'improve' them, the more depressed I become. It seems criminal that the backwardness of a country like Afghanistan should be used as an excuse for America and Russia to have a tug-of-war for possession."

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Source : Dervla Murphy (1987). “Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle”, p.53, The Overlook Press

Dervla Murphy

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“Before the game there was all this stuff about anti-racism and anti-bullying. It would be a good idea to start wearing wristbands for anti-diving.”
“I haven't got any special religion this morning. My God is the God of Walkers. If you walk hard enough, you probably don't need any other god.”

Source : Bruce Chatwin (2003). “In Patagonia”, p.59, Penguin
“The historical mission of our times is to re-invent the humanâ€”at the species level, with critical reflection, within the community of life-systems, in a time-developmental context, by means of story and shared dream experience.”
“You don't get 5 years to build a team any more. You get 2 if you're lucky.”
“I can't live with art: I'd spend too much time tweaking it.”
“Nothing said in words ever came out quite even. Things in words got twisted and ran together, instead of staying straight and fitting together.”
“Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.”

Source : "The UnReal Times’ exclusive analysis of Gujarat elections with Navjot Singh Sidhu". Interview with Ashwin Kumar, www.theunrealtimes.com. December 20, 2012.
“The thing about leaving something behind for the last time is that you rarely realize you're doing it.”

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