"American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule."

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Michael Mandelbaum

#Special Quotes #Doe Quotes #Done Quotes

“Life is too short and the world too compassion-starved for you to keep subsisting in situations that drag you down and curtail your potential to help advance the Kingdom. There's just too much at stake.”
“There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.”
“Music comes from a place we don't know.”
“One of the fun things about play is making up stories...”
“Some say "The end is near," as if that is shocking news. The truth is, the end is always near. What is actually shocking is that we, ourselves, can help to choose which end.”

Source : T. A. Barron (2011). “Ultimate Magic”, p.46, Penguin
“We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen.”
“We are, in the end, a sum of our parts, and when the body fails, all the virtues we hold dear go with it.”

Source : Susannah Cahalan (2012). “Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness”, p.43, Simon and Schuster
“Touch a university with hostile hands and the blood you draw is prompt, copious, and real.”

Source : Diana Trilling (1977). “We Must March My Darlings: A Critical Decade”, Harcourt

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