"The twentieth century had dispensed with the formal declaration of war and introduced the fifth column, sabotage, cold war, and war by proxy, but that was only the begining. Summit meetings for disarmament pursued mutual understanding and a balance of power but were also held to learn the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy. The world of the war-or-peace alternative became a world in which war was peace and peace war."

-- Stanislaw Lem

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“I am lost if I attempt to take count of chronology. When I think over the past, I am like a person whose eyes cannot properly measure distances and is liable to think things extremely remote which on examination prove to be quite near.”
“I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies something immature, unfinished, something entertaining for a moment before it becomes irrelevant.”
“It's easy to be lazy when there's food lying around backstage or there's a fast-food joint a couple blocks away. But if you walk a little further, ask around a bit, of course there are exciting things to discover.”

Source : "Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand". Interview With Andy Battaglia, music.avclub.com. February 14, 2007.
“The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere - any additional rules made to govern men's conduct added nothing to the perfection already found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
“I hated the culture [working in the bank], I hated the work. I very quickly realized that this wasn't what I wanted to do. So, after two years, I took some writing courses - I always loved to write - and I figured the only way I was going to get paid to write was in journalism.”
“My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, thereâ€™s hardly any difference.”

Source : "The Wit & Wisdom of Harry Truman".
“I have always read all the latest cookery books and magazines, from all over the world”
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

Source : Larry Elder (2001). “The Ten Things You Can't Say In America”, p.62, Macmillan

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