"The only successful revolution of this century is totalitarianism."

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Bernard-Henri Levy

#Successful Quotes #Revolution Quotes #Century Quotes

“all the French speak French - even the children. Many Americans and Britishers who visit the country never quite adjust to this, and the idea persists that the natives speak the language just to show off or be difficult.”

Source : Olivia de Havilland (2016). “Every Frenchman Has One”, p.31, Crown Archetype
“Is negative space the space you don't like, or the space that is not there? And if it's not there how can you tell?”
“H.L.Mencken's war aims, according to the handful of observers who deigned to notice his conflict, were the overthrow of American Democracy, the Christian religion, and the YMCA. He was also credited with trying to wipe out poets and luncheon orators.”
“I have no plans of getting married so soon”
“God gives us life and takes us away as He sees fit.”
“For centuries before Google, MIT, and IDEO, modern hotbeds of innovation, we struggled to explain any kind of creation, from the universe itself to the multitudes of ideas around us. While we can make atomic bombs, and dry-clean silk ties, we still don't have satisfying answers for simple questions like: Where do songs come from? Are there an infinite variety of possible kinds of cheese? How did Shakespeare and Stephen King invent so much, while we're satisfied watching sitcom reruns? Our popular answers have been unconvincing, enabling misleading, fantasy-laden myths to grow strong.”
“Education is life itself.”
“Baseball was just the avenue that the Lord used so I can provide for my family,”

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