"Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military discipline and precision, but as a preparation for a modern war they had no value whatsoever."

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Source : Orlando Figes (1997). “A people's tragedy: a history of the Russian Revolution”, Viking Pr

Orlando Figes

#Military Quotes #War Quotes #Nice Quotes

“Perhaps our own opposition to even the level of European integration we have now, let alone any more, is well known.”
“Sunshine is a welcome thing. It brings a lot of brightness.”
“While I know that the beautiful, the spiritual and the sublime are suspect today, I have begun to stop resisting the constant urge to deny that beauty has a valid right to exist in contemporary art.”

Source : Cover Magazine, 1994.
“I'll show up at every classroom open house and teacher conference,' she said, now in a voice that was almost frightening in its intensity. 'I'll bake brownies. My child will have new clothes. Her shoes will fit. She'll get her shots, and she'll get her braces. We'll start a college fund next week. I'll tell her I love her every damn day.' If that wasn't a great plan for being a good mother, I couldn't imagine what a better one could be”
“Dreams, in their essence, include risk. This risk could be physical danger (often true in climbing big mountains like Everest), or it could be financial (leaving a comfortable job and pouring your life savings into a business venture), or it could be emotional (like the feelings of loss and questioning that comes with losing friends and coworkers to climbing accidents).”
“Getting up at 6 A.M. to run is something that keeps you on the straight and narrow.”
“Clearly, I'm committed to women's issues and stories and promoting gender equality. I have two incredible role models in Jenji [Kohan] and Shonda [Rhimes].”

Source : "Orange Is the New Black Star Alysia Reiner: Channeling Compassion Into Activism". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. January 27, 2015.
“You can wipe out your opponents. But if you do it unjustly you become eligible for being wiped out yourself.”

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