"As things are now going the peace we make, what peace we seem to be making, will be a peace of oil, a peace of gold, a peace of shipping, a peace in brief.without moral purpose or human interest."

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Archibald MacLeish

#Peace Quotes #Oil Quotes #Gold Quotes

“The need for some venture of faith still remains; one must stake one's life upon something.”
“We're not meant to fit in. We're meant to stand out.”

Source : Sarah Ban Breathnach (1999). “Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self”, G K Hall & Company
“There is a yearning that is as spiritual as it is sensual. Even when it degenerates into addiction, there is something salvageable from the original impulse that can only be described as sacred. Something in the person (dare we call it a soul?) wants to be free, and it seeks its freedom any way it can. ... There is a drive for transcendence that is implicit in even the most sensual of desires.”
“Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.”

Source : "Ice Cube 'Are We There Yet?' Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, newsblaze.com. May 30, 2010.
“No, the shark in an updated JAWS could not be the villain; it would have to be written as the victim, for, worldwide, sharks are much more the oppressed than the oppressors.”

Source : Peter Benchley (1995). “Ocean planet: writings and images of the sea”, ABRAMS
“There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness.”
“All things are subject to decay and change...”

Source : Polybius (1812). “The General History of the Wars of the Romans”, p.401
“Everything that happens is at least one dimension smaller than you've imagined it to be.”

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