"The idea of a world commonweal has to be established as the criterion of political institutions, and also as the criterion of general conduct in hundreds of millions of brains. It has to dominate education everywhere in the world. When that end is achieved, then the world state will be achievedâ€¦"

-- H. G. Wells

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“Sometimes we are given exactly what we need. The precise people that you need the most come stumbling into your life. Sometimes you don't notice, and this is very sad. Sometimes you lose them again. This is sad too, but not as sad. Because what you have once had together you have forever.”

Source : Linda Olsson (2013). “The Memory of Love: A Novel”, p.147, Penguin
“One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to terms with was the fact that, hey, we may not be the center of the universe.”
“Fame nowadays is little else but notoriety ...”
“When you actually meet the devil and he offers you a deal most artists eventually negotiate.”
“Iâ€™m Straight Edge for me, so what everyone else is doing, it doesnâ€™t matter. Iâ€™ve never been pressured to drink or smoke or anything by any of the boys, and if anything, a lot of them like me because Iâ€™m always the designated driver. Iâ€™m the one who makes sure everyone gets home alright and Iâ€™m happy doing that.”
“The Chinese do make vast quantities of wine for home consumption, but you wouldn't want to drink it yourself.”

Source : "Red Nose Day needs fewer celebrities and more mercenary task forces" by Simon Hoggart, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2013.
“We are in a waking dream... We see worlds where others scheme...”
“The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.”

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