"Cults, or related social movements such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, result in massive military expenses."

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Keith Henson

#Military Quotes #Movement Quotes #Social Quotes

“The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool.”
“Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.”
“Literature is a cake with many toys baked inside--and even if you find them all, if you don't enjoy the path that leads you to them, it will be a hollow accomplishment.”
“Design is a response to a specific problem. You are given a problem to solve, and then you let the problem itself tell you what your solution is.”
“This is an occupation known as painting, which calls for imagination, and skill of hand, in order to discover things not seen, hiding themselves under the shadow of natural objects, and to fix them with the hand, presenting to plain sight what does not actually exist.”

Source : Cennino Cennini (1954). “The Craftsman's Handbook”, p.17, Courier Corporation
“Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward.”
“In general, I'm careful when I'm dealing with subjects of deep cultural importance and write with abandon when I'm dealing with issues of personal dysfunction.”

Source : "The Saturday Rumpus Interview With Eden Robinson". Interview With Helga Schimkat, therumpus.net. September 24, 2016.
“I only say this because a lot of people seem to think that if you're a musician you want to be a celebrity. But most musicians in the world aren't celebrities, and pretty much everything about the concept of 'celebrity' is a complete load of bollocks anyhow.”

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