"As George Orwell wisely observed a generation later, the only way swiftly to end a war is to lose it."

-- Max Hastings

#War Quotes #Way Quotes #Generations Quotes

“One side of service is serving, but the other side is creating the space in oneself where the possibilities of giving one's best become feasible. If you let go of your own compulsion and greed the things you are conditioned into by your culture then the more archetypal, more universally valid, more human, more compassionate, wiser activities and thoughts can come to your mind and you can dedicate yourself to them more fully.”
“Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.”
“We should remember in our dealings with animals that they are a sacred trust to us from our Heavenly Father. They are dumb and cannot speak for themselves.”
“On every level of life, from housework to heights of prayer, in all judgment and efforts to get things done, hurry and impatience are sure marks of the amateur.”
“It is doubtless very desirable, that private persons should have a correct knowledge of their personal interests; but it must be infinitely more so, that governments should possess that knowledge.”
“I like my afterglow with you in motion. I measure time by how your body sways.”

Source : Jennifer Crusie (2011). “Fast Women”, p.270, Macmillan
“Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.”

Source : Tallulah ch. 4 (1952)
“If It's your passion and you want to do it for the rest of your life, why would comments stop you from doing that?”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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