"The jealous and intolerant eye of the Kremlin can distinguish, in the end, only vassals and enemies, and the neighbors of Russia, if they do not wish to be one, must reconcile themselves to being the other."

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Source : George F. Kennan (2014). “The Kennan Diaries”, p.214, W. W. Norton & Company

George F. Kennan

#Jealous Quotes #Eye Quotes #Russia Quotes

“Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties.”

Source : Hugh Blair (1798). “Sentimental Beauties from the Writings of Dr. Blair: Selected with a View to Refine the Taste, Rectify the Judgment, and Mould the Heart to Virtue”, p.247
“Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people.”
“Be sure to enjoy language, experiment with ways of talking, be exuberant even when you don't feel like it because language can make your world a better place to live.”
“There's something about soft, unstructured arms that's very beautiful.”
“I've always struggled so much just to appreciate myself.”
“For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.”

Source : Ted Turner, Janet Lowe (1999). “Ted Turner speaks: insight from the world's greatest maverick”, Wiley
“Some stones are so heavy only silence helps you carry them!”

Source : Anne Michaels (2010). “Fugitive Pieces”, p.77, Emblem Editions
“I hope my allergies don't act up”

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