"It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time."

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Fareed Zakaria

#Country Quotes #Two Quotes #Political Quotes

“Lincoln once said that America was founded on a proposition that was written by Jefferson in 1776. We are really founded on an argument about what that proposition means.”

Source : Joseph J. Ellis (2003). “Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation”, p.16, Vintage
“With the Black Company series Glen Cook single-handedly changed the face of fantasyâ€”something a lot of people didnâ€™t notice and maybe still donâ€™t. He brought the story down to a human level, dispensing with the clichÃ© archetypes of princes, kings, and evil sorcerers. Reading his stuff was like reading Vietnam War fiction on peyote.”
“Life has now taught me that love for things, like all unrequited love, takes its toll in the long run.”

Source : Adolfo Bioy Casares (1990). “Asleep in the Sun”, Plume Books
“I confess that reading proofs is a pleasure. It stimulates and inspires me.”
“I'm very interested, for instance, in music in education - getting young people not only to listen to, but participate in the music that I write. I consider this one of the most vital aspects of my work.”
“I want to be known by people who are knowledgeable about opera, who appreciate bel canto singing, people who have more sensitivity.”
“I said there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past-can't be restored.”
“Children allowed to take responsibility and given a serious part in the larger world are always superior to those merely permitted to play and be passive.”

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