"We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity."

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Source : "Joining Race, Specter Attacks the Right" by Richard L. Berke, www.nytimes.com. March 31, 1995.

Arlen Specter

#War Quotes #Simple Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“The system - the American one, at least - is a vast and noble experiment. It has been polestar and exemplar for other nations. But from kindergarten until she graduates from college the girl is treated in it exactly like her brothers. She studies the same subjects, becomes proficient at the same sports. Oh, it is a magnificent lore she learns, education for the mind beyond anything Jane Austen or Saint Theresa or even Mrs. Pankhurst ever dreamed. It is truly Utopian. But Utopia was never meant to exist on this disheveled planet.”
“I've been busy with a long memorandum about the whole of our central Arabian relations, which I've just finished. It will now go to all the High and Mighty in every part. One can't do much more than sit and record if one is of my sex, devil take it; one can get the things recorded in the right way and that means, I hope, that unconsciously people will judge events as you think they ought to be judged. But it's small change for doing things, very small change I feel at times.”
“At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point.”

Source : "Roh Moo-Hyun's Inauguration Speech". news.bbc.co.uk. February 25, 2003.
“Most brown bread is merely white bread with a fake tan.”
“Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage. "It makes me feel as if something had hit me," Sara had told Ermengarde once in confidence. "And as if I want to hit back. I have to remember things quickly to keep from saying something ill-tempered.”

Source : Frances Hodgson Burnett (2015). “A Little Princess (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.56, Diversion Books
“I always have applesauce in my fridge, and when traveling I take protein bars just in case I get hungry. They're my go-to snack.”

Source : "Sloane Stephens on Diet, Fitness, and Beating Serena". Interview with Heidi Pashman, www.shape.com. February 5, 2013.
“I know what I want when I start a marathon: to win! But what do you want? Make sure you're clear in advance and don't go out too fast.”
“I've always worked to find really deep meaning of song and also at the same time having it covered in sugar, so it can be taken two or three different ways.”

Source : Source: www.usatoday.com

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