"Our country is now at war and the only way out is forward. I would not change one word I have spoken against war but that is no longer the issue. We must now stand together."

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Source : David Starr Jordan (1922). “The days of a man: being memories of a naturalist, teacher, and minor prophet of democracy”

David Starr Jordan

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Issues Quotes

“It is certainly not a matter of indifference whether I learn something without effort or finally arrive at it myself through my system of thought. In the latter case everything has roots, in the former it is merely superficial.”
“It is hard work to give life to new characters every single day. It is not as if I am God. I am just a tired, middle-aged woman trying to keep going.”

Source : Karin Fossum (2013). “Broken”, p.1, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Time is life. Anyone who wastes my time is killing me. Please don't!”
“And here in this room, I re-experience the memories again and again it is how wisdom comes and how we shape our future.”
“North Americans don't understand... that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity.”
“I can't wait to be seen as a woman. But I know I probably have to contribute to that with behaviour.”
“My first serious girlfriend, when I was 16, was Mormon. I went to her house for 'family home evening,' and I was like, 'Why aren't you people ignoring each other and watching television?'”
“Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly.”

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