"How simple-minded of the Germans to imagine that we British could be cowed by the destruction of our ancient monuments! As though any havoc of the German bombs could possibly equal the things we have done ourselves!"

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Source : "Tribune", Quoted by George Orwell, December 31, 1943.

Osbert Sitwell

#Simple Quotes #Bombs Quotes #Done Quotes

“When people like me, they like me "in spite of my color." When they dislike me; they point out that it isn't because of my color. Either way, I am locked in to the infernal circle.”
“I like to make people laugh, and I definitely think laughter is healing. It's one of my favorite thing to do, so I'm attracted to it for many reasons.”
“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”
“Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline.”
“Natura nihil agit frustra [Nature does nothing in vain] is the only indisputible axiom in philosophy. There are no grotesques in nature; not any thing framed to fill up empty cantons, and unncecessary spaces.”
“With a film, you have to pare down and take stuff out and squish it all down into a 110 page script.”

Source : "What's in store for Dexter?" by Cindy White, www.ign.com. April 17, 2008.
“Excuse me if I'm clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread.”
“AIDS is a global problem and there should be a global solution found by the entire international community. It is really scary to see and imagine our world fall into pieces because we refuse to share and put in the common vestiges of our civilizations.”

Source : Interview with Roxanna Bina, www.ifqmag.com.

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