"We have listened here to the delegates who have recalled the terrible human suffering, and the great material destruction of the late war in the Pacific. It is with feelings of sorrow that we recall the part played in that catastrophic human experience by the old Japan."

-- Shigeru Yoshida

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“Whatever it is that you're passionate about, whatever it is that you absolutely love, and whatever it is that you would get up out of bed every day and do for free, you should try to figure out a way to make money at it and give it a shot.”
“Judgment is guilt wearing a moral mask to disguise its pain.”
“A dominant wolf's desire to protect was a strong instinct- Samuel was very dominant. Give him an inch, and he's take over the world- my life, if I let him. Mercy”
“I can say is our point of reference - and I think that does make us different from some bands and similar to other bands too. But it's just that spirit - it's sort of like a punk spirit - but it's not punk meaning or as in like "I'm here and I'm going to get thrashy and bloody on-stage" - but, we're not going to listen to the rules and the roles already set in place. We just want to make music that is heartfelt and feels good and sounds good to our ears, and hopefully to many other's ears as well.”
“Common objects become strangely uncommon when removed from their context and ordinary ways of being seen.”
“In my twenties, it was so important for me to show people I had all these other books and these other sorts of writing in me, .. A lot of authors, if their first book is a success, they're terrified to write a second one. But in my case, since the first book wasn't considered a literary book, I was really determined to show people I could do other types of writing.”
“No joy so great but runneth to an end,No hap so hard but may in fine amend.”

Source : Saint Robert Southwell (1856). “The poetical works of the Rev. Robert Southwell”, p.47
“To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.”

Source : "Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images". Book by Michael Collopy, 2000.

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