"Many of us, whether in the jungles of Asia or on the streets of Chicago, had discovered that noble causes can lead to ignoble actions and that we were capable of sacrificing honor to a sense of efficacy."

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Source : Linda Grant (1991). “Blind Trust”, Fawcett Books

Linda Grant

#War Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Honor Quotes

“I've never lived my life in the opinion of others. I believe I'm a good person. I believe I'm a good mom. But that's for my kids to decide, not for the world.”
“I've been beating my head all day long on the same six lines,”

Source : "Alternate Take: Levon Helm" by Tracy K. Smith, www.newyorker.com. September 21, 2009.
“Sometimes I write well when I'm very upset.”
“As with Steinitz, Fischer's genius has often been concealed by controversies away from the board. Like Lasker, Fischer has raised chess to new financial heights despite frequent retreats from serious play. And, like Capablanca, Fischer is recognized by millions of non-players and has won the game many new enthusiasts.”
“A Boat O beautiful was the werewolf in his evil forest. We took him to the carnival and he started crying when he saw the Ferris wheel. Electric green and red tears flowed down his furry cheeks. He looked like a boat out on the dark water.”
“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my personal heroes.”
“I almost never make stuff out of cookbooks because they're either too complicated or there's an ingredient in there that I can't find.”
“Boosting mankind's capability for coping with complex, urgent problems”

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