"There is a war that makes us adore our conquerors and despise ourselves."

-- Arundhati Roy

#War Quotes #Despise Quotes #Adore Quotes

“If you love language, it will love you back.”
“After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I have gone from local obscurity to national obscurity to international obscurity. Once I learn how to monetize obscurity, I will be rich.”
“I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008.”
“According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahideen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979. But the reality, secretly guarded until now, is completely otherwise. Indeed, it was July 3, 1979 that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. And that very day, I wrote a note to the president in which I explained to him that in my opinion this aid was going to induce a Soviet military intervention.”
“To any mental state there corresponds a physical condition.”
“I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.”
“Intent is not a thought, or an object, or a wish. Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated. It operates in spite of the warrior's indulgence. Intent is what makes him invulnerable. Intent is what sends a shaman through a wall, through space, to infinity.”

Source : Carlos Castaneda (2009). “The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De”, p.54, Simon and Schuster

You may also like:

Amitav Ghosh
Author
Anita Desai
Novelist
Aravind Adiga
Writer
Aruna Roy
Political leader
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian Politician
Jhumpa Lahiri
Author
Kiran Desai
Author
Salman Rushdie
Novelist
Vikram Seth
Novelist