"...you can't let something that'll probably never happen ruin your life. You're only helping to make it a self-fulfilling prophecy"

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Source : Raymond Khoury (2006). “The Last Templar”, p.273, Penguin

Raymond Khoury

#Self Quotes #Ruins Quotes #Helping Quotes

“Losing my parents was probably the hardest and deepest blow from which I've had to recover.”
“These days, the Rolling Stones still have an edge, but that fangs-out ferocity has mellowed considerably.”
“Like psychoanalysis, constitutional jurisprudence has become a game without rules. By defying the plain meaning of words, ignoring context and history, and using a little ingenuity, you can make the Constitution mean anything you like.”
“The United States has given frequent and enthusiastic support to the overthrow of democracy in favor of "investor friendly" regimes. The World Bank, IMF, and private banks have consistently lavished huge sums on terror regimes, following their displacement of democratic governments, and a number of quantitative studies have shown a systematic positive relationship between U.S. and IMF / World Bank aid to countries and their violations of human rights.”
“We best avoid wars by taking even physical action to stop small ones.”

Source : 1956 House of Commons, 1 Nov.
“I'll sue!" Ian sputtered. "I'll sue you AND the dog. And the country of South Korea. And...and..." "The landscape architect?" Natalie asked. "The landscape architect!" Ian shouted.”
“This is the most important aviation development since Lindbergh's flight. In one fell swoop, we have shrunken the earth.”
“Sometimes the gift of an inquisitive nature to the young can be greater than that of the wisdom which comes of age.”

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