"History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?"

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Source : Brad Meltzer (2011). “The Inner Circle: The Culper Ring Trilogy 1”, p.469, Hachette UK

Brad Meltzer

#Long Quotes #People Quotes #Individual Quotes

“Today is a good day for war to end.”
“In Latin America, women are supposed to be voluptuous. They don't believe that you have to be skinny to be attractive.”
“Give yourself room to make mistakes because you're human. We've got to make mistakes, and allow ourselves to make those mistakes.”
“No one here likes a wet dog.”
“Enthusiasm is very catching, especially when it is very eloquent.”

Source : Mary Russell Mitford (1870). “The Life of Mary Russell Mitford ; Related in an Selection from Her Letters to Her Friends. Ed. by A.G. Estrange”, p.11
“There's no operation where you can have your anger cut out. But if you work on yourself, as you get better, you'll be more capable of seeing others as flawed human beings. That makes it easier to forgive.”
“To be first in the Middle East is not enough. We must raise ourselves to the level of a great world power.”

Source : "The Shah and I: The Confidential Diary of Iran's Royal Court, 1968-77". Book by Asadollah Alam, p. 360, 1991.
“I was working full time and going to school at night and on the weekends. It was just crazy. At one point a month had gone by, and Marc - my then boyfriend, now husband, and I hadn't gone out on a date. I was like, I don't want to be this person. I want to be a person who cares where she's investing her time and energy. And I want to be a good wife, daughter, and friend.”

Source : "Think You Know Chelsea Clinton? Think Again" by Genevieve Roth, www.glamour.com. October 3, 2013.

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