"Ferguson argued that British involvement in World War I was unnecessary, far too costly in lives and money for any advantage gained, and a Pyrrhic victory that in many ways contributed to the end of the Empire."

-- David Harsanyi

#War Quotes #Victory Quotes #Ferguson Quotes

“One must love the mirror in the face of truth, only if one loves the outlook of your inner compassion.”
“I think as technology and expertise makes possible these sort of amazing levels of fidelity to the real world, a lot of people sort of get sort of - what's the word I'm looking for - seduced into that. And after a time, they get tired of it and they become a little bit more interested, I think at a certain level of subtraction and a new level of sophistication.”

Source : Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. March 3, 2010.
“I think that most small amounts of ***** have been decriminalized in some places, and should be. We really need a re-examination of our entire policy on imprisonment...Our imprisonment policies are counterproductive.”
“Since I had the baby I can't tolerate anything violent or sad, I saw the Matrix and I had my eyes closed through a lot of it, though I didn't need to. I would peek, and then think, oh OK, I can see that”
“I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge.”
“Sin is ground in the notion of what is there that I want.”
“I just hugged the man who murdered my son.”
“Ambition it is the last infirmity of noble minds.”

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