"In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire's death knell"

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Source : "The Great Debate In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire’s death knell". blogs.reuters.com. December 16, 2014.

Strobe Talbott

#Empires Quotes #May Quotes #Putin Quotes

“I feel I've lived so long, and went through so much, that all I want is calm and rest.”
“I do not believe that the average person wants a 'map' of his face - I believe he wants to be idealized.”
“To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.”
“I think that the main issue with inequality is not the gap between the rich and the poor. It is the gap between the earnings of top business leaders and the salaries of academics and journalists.”
“Cost recovery is the polite way of saying, make families pay to educate their children.”
“An instant can crush a brain and change the course of life, the course of history.”

Source : Susan Abulhawa (2010). “Mornings in Jenin”, p.29, Bloomsbury Publishing
“I can criticize your religion all I want, and you can criticize mine. I don't like this whole climate of, 'You can't ever say anything bad about the group I'm in, cause every group is untouchable.' We can all criticize each other and engage in debate all we want.”
“People say they love truth, but in reality they want to believe that which they love is true.”

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