"There is a dreamlike quality to the 1936 Basque government, the fulfillment of a historic longing that was to be crushed only nine months later in carnage the scale of which had never before been seen on earth."

-- Mark Kurlansky

#Government Quotes #Quality Quotes #Earth Quotes

“In China there was once a man who liked pictures of dragons, and his clothing and furnishings were all designed accordingly. His deep affection for dragons was brought to the attention of the dragon god, and onde day a real dragon appeared before his window. It is said that he died of fright. He was probably a man who always spoke big words but acted differently when facing the real thing.”

Source : Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2012). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.24, Shambhala Publications
“The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.”
“Labor unions should study and read the Bible instead of asking for more money. When people get right with God, they are better workers.”
“Excessive economic, social and cultural inequalities among peoples arouse tensions and conflicts, and are a danger to peace.”
“They tell me 'find God' like I don't know where He at. And if He lost, then why we followin' Him? Just acknowledge the fact that a Father exists, And a Devil's alive...I'm just caught in the mix.”
“As weird as it might seem to some people, there is nothing I love more than an empty house and the sound of silence.”
“I thought weâ€™d turned a corner. Maybe we did, but we hit a brick wall anyway.”
“Calamitous collapse is better than mediocre defeat!”

Source : The London Evening Standard, August 09, 2001.

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