"Speak not of guilt, speak not of responsibility. When the Regiment of the Senses parades by, with music, and with banners; when the senses shiver and shudder, it is only a fool and and an irreverent person that will keep his distance, who will not embrace the good cause, marching towards the conquest of pleasures and passions. All of morality's laws - poorly understood and applied - are nil and cannot stand even for a moment, when the Regiment of the Senses parades by, with music, and with banners."

-- C.P. Cavafy

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“Food is a big part of my culture, so everyone knows how to cook. When I came to America and asked a babysitter to softboil an egg for my son and she didn't know how, I was shocked.”
“We've been at peace about as long as e were at war.”
“You're only as tall as your heart will let you be and you're only as small as the world will make you seem.”
“It's God's job to run the world. Sometimes we accomplish more by doing less.”
“I've come up through the ranks of this parliamentary party and let me tell you the principles that have guided me on that journey since my first election 25 years ago: Loyalty to the party, service to our country and a determination to always do my best for the people. They are principles that still guide me.”

Source : "Loyalty to a Fault Over Molloy Affair Is Costing Cowen Dearly". www.independent.ie. September 26, 2009.
“As long as I am running this Government I will run the Government as I see fit...as I believe in, based on my philosophy.”

Source : "He's Taken the Blows and Now Brian's Doing It... His Way" by Lise Hand, www.independent.ie. January 28, 2009.
“Traditions have been replaced by lifestyles.”

Source : Lars Svendsen (2005). “A Philosophy of Boredom”, p.79, Reaktion Books
“Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi Arabia and 152 other states, is axiomatic and unreserved. Israel's legitimacy is not suspended in midair awaiting acknowledgement.... There is certainly no other state, big or small, young or old, that would consider mere recognition of its 'right to exist' a favor, or a negotiable concession.”

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