"From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war."

-- Richard Cobden

#War Quotes #Years Quotes #Government Quotes

“I just want to be married, or just engaged. Basically, I just want a ring. And the tax break.”
“The laws that stopped blacks from voting were the worst, because they prevented blacks from voting someone into parliament who could change the other laws. Even though the blacks were the majority of the population, they were still not getting a say.”
“I feel like I'm a very good role model for women.”
“I'm a priest, not a priestess. Priestess implies mumbo jumbo and all sorts of pagan goings-on. Those who oppose us would love to call us priestesses. They can call us all the names in the world -- it's better than being invisible.”
“The security of people and nations rests on four pillars - food, energy, water and climate. They are all closely related, and all under increasing stress”
“I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults, who, at best, know only a fraction of what they say. The reason is simply that children know everything with their whole beings, while we know it only with our heads.”

Source : Jacques Lusseyran (2014). “And There Was Light: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II”, p.7, New World Library
“Everyone's saved, we're in the grave. See you there for afternoon tea.”
“Each of us has been designed for one of two immortal functions, as either a storyteller or as a cross-legged listener to tales of wonder, love, and daring. When we cease to tell or listen, then we no longer exist as a people.”

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