"War has been more common than peace, and extended periods of peace have been rare in a world divided into multiple states"

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Source : Donald Kagan (1996). “On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace”, Anchor

Donald Kagan

#War Quotes #World Quotes #Common Quotes

“I don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of president.”

Source : "Huntsman Calls for Civility Where Reagan Stood to Eviscerate Carter". "The Rush Limbaugh Show", www.rushlimbaugh.com. June 21, 2011.
“The purpose of a relationship is to decide what part of yourself you'd like to see 'show up', not what part of another you can capture and hold.”
“I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow.”
“I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.”
“Somebody must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and the chain of evil in the universe. And you do that by love”
“When we don't get that escape from our work selves, I think we feel its absence on a deep, almost primal level. Leisure is uncommodified, unoccupied time where we get to be truly free, so feeling bad about missing the weekend isn't just, "Damn, I didn't make it to the mall!" It's a profound loss.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“The great blessing and great cruelty of youth is that there seems to be time enough.”
“Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one's journey is easy. It's how they handle it that makes people unique.”

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