"when a person implores you to be reasonable what he means is that you should speed round forthwith to his point of view."

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Source : Alice Thomas Ellis (1988). “Home Life Three”, Gerald Duckworth

Alice Thomas Ellis

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“The export of oil, the export of minerals, will for many decades continue to be a critical part for the growth of African economies. The emphasis is on diversification. We have for many years - not just in South Africa but in many parts of the continent - spoken about beneficiation. And I think part of the secret, in relation to beneficiation, is you have got to make it attractive, profitable for the private sector - and it will take off. You may have to look at mechanisms like tax concessions... You will not have to worry about beneficiation if it makes commercial sense.”
“To succeed at re-engineering, you have to be a missionary, a motivator, and a leg breaker.”
“We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.”

Source : "Freed Burmese Democrat Is Conciliatory". www.nytimes.com. July 12, 1995.
“As I wish for you dreams that will soothe your soul, dreams that will whisper of secrets untold. I wish for you dreams that will capture your life, dreams so spectacular and bright you can know no strife. I wish for you my child, a dream as brilliant as sunrise, and warm as it's gentle rays. But most of all precious one, I dream for you, of many peaceful days.”
“The way you treat others determines the way others treat you; the way others treat you determines the way you see yourself; the way you see yourself determines who you are.”
“I do not believe in mixing of the races. You can quote me. I don't believe in it, and I never have. I've never changed. I've never changed my hair. I've never changed my color, I have always been proud of myself, and my fans are proud of me for remaining the way I've always been. I married a white man one time, but he was a creep”
“Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.”
“The modern state appeals to morality, to religion, and to natural law as the ideological foundation of its existence. At the same time it is prepared to infringe any or all of these in the interest of self-preservation.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org

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