"Old St Petersburg remains a beautiful stage set but to the Russians it is not what Rome is to the Italians or Paris to the French. The decisions are made in the Kremlin. The city of Peter remains a museum, open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM."

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Source : Joseph Wechsberg (1977). “In Leningrad”, Doubleday Books

Joseph Wechsberg

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“I can worship Nature, and that fulfills my need for miracles and beauty. Art gives a spiritual depth to existence -- I can find worlds bigger and deeper than my own in music, paintings, and books. And from my friends and family I receive the highest benediction, emotional contact, and personal affirmation. I can bow before the works of Man, from buildings to babies, and that fulfills my need for wonder. I can believe in the sanctity of Life, and that becomes the Revealed Word, to live my life as I believe it should be, not as I'm told to by self-appointed guides.”
“Ive spent my whole life working in a medium that was regarded with contempt largely because of historical reasons.”
“Social science virtually abhors the event. Not without reason; the short-term is the most capricious and deceptive form of time.”
“Give thanks to God, who made necessary things simple, and complicated things unnecessary.”

Source : "A Calendar of Wisdom" by Leo Tolstoy, translated by P. Sekirin, 1997.
“Obama, who is becoming more and more preacher-like, wants to be the Punisher-in-Chi ef of the Western World, the Avenger-in-Chie f. There is something oddly Roman about him. ... The lesser races must be civilized and they must be punished... Everyone outside the Roman Empire was called a barbarian. Everyone outside Obamaâ€™s empire is called a terrorist.”
“It's all about who your team is and who your people are.”

Source : Source: www.businessinsider.com
“It is a sad day when one looks back and sees that his largest regrets have become some of the most integral elements of his dreams.”
“People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the 'fringe' media.”

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