"I have loved works of fiction precisely for their illusions, for the author's sleight-of-hand in showing me the magic, what appeared in the right hand but not in the left..."

-- Amy Tan

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“Our motto is to work for peace based on social justice. Our mandate is to improve the condition, health and safety of workers, and our mission is universal.”
“It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.”
“Never completely encircle your enemy. Leave him some escape, for he will fight even more desperately if trapped.”

Source : Alex Haley (2016). “Roots: The Saga of an American Family”, p.130, Da Capo Press
“This killing of Israel athletes is an act of war. And if there's one place that war doesn't belong, it's here. 1200 years. From 776 B.C. to 393 A.D., your fellow Olympians laid down their arms to take part in these games. They understood there was more honor in out running a man than in killing him. I hope the competition will resume, and if it does, you must not think that running or throwing or jumping is frivelous. The games were once your fellow Olympians answer to war â€“Â competition, not conquest. Now, they must be your answer.”
“I read some of my stories recently and thought, 'How in the hell did I get away with that?' I had some really raw cynicism in some of them.”

Source : Carl Barks, Donald D. Ault (2003). “Carl Barks: Conversations”, p.104, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“You can learn to direct yourself to be peaceful inside regardless of what is happening with your body.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“If you hate your job, don't worry, you won't have it for long.”

Source : George Allen (1990). “Strategies for winning: a top coach's game plan for victory in football and in life”, McGraw-Hill Companies
“Books are better than movies because you design the set the way you want it to look.”

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