"Indeed, this is an important characteristic of the globalization debate: the tendency toward glorifying all things indigenous even when they deserve to be left in the past."

-- Franklin Foer

#Past Quotes #Important Quotes #Debate Quotes

“How am I doing so far?" she asked, forcing a cheerful lightness into her voice. "You're doing very well," Nick's lazy voice mocked. "I'm half convinced that I'm invisible.”
“We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.”
“Ive been competitive since day one. Even in little things as a child, like having a twin and a direct competitor for who makes better cookies.”
“I think, I just always want to leave the door open for, you know, I don't want it to be finished. I've never gotten sick of a song, I've played them over and over and over again, and if I get bored with something, then I'll just change that thing.”
“To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama.”

Source : Junichiro Koizumi (2003). “Japan and ASEAN in East Asia: A Sincere and Open Partnership”, p.13, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
“I would love to spend all my time writing to you; I'd love to share with you all that goes through my mind, all that weighs on my heart, all that gives air to my soul; phantoms of art, dreams that would be so beautiful if they could come true.”

Source : Luigi Pirandello (2017). “Pirandello's Love Letters to Marta Abba”, p.310, Princeton University Press
“My health is so often impaired that I begin to be as weary of it as mending old lace; when it is patched in one place, it breaks out in another.”
“These days I mostly worry â€˜bout my bank account/I ainâ€™t backinâ€™ out â€˜til I own a bank to brag about.”

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