"[W]hat makes patriotic and religious fanatics such dangerous opponents is not the deaths of the fanatics themselves, but their willingness to accept the deaths of a fraction of their number in order to annihilate or crush their infidel enemy."

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Source : Jared Diamond (2017). “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies”, p.247, W. W. Norton & Company

Jared Diamond

#Crush Quotes #Religious Quotes #Patriotic Quotes

“Success does not come all at once; even for masters it comes in stages, separated by years.”

Source : Victor Niederhoffer (1998). “The Education of a Speculator”, p.168, John Wiley & Sons
“Sloanes aren't cafe society or NYLON hedge-funders with million-pound bonuses, or London Eurotrash wearing upgraded style anglais. Ann Barr's and my original picture of them in 'The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook,' published in 1982, was of an upper-middle-class world, conservative and fairly homogeneous, united by old attitudes and institutions.”
“Mapping out dozens of deeply focused trips around the world has convinced me that preparation no more spoils the chance for spontaneity and serendipity than discipline ruins the opportunity for genuine self-expression in sports, acting, or the tea ceremony.”
“Wishin' was dyin' but I gotta make it all this way to that bed on these feet.”

Source : John Berryman (2014). “The Dream Songs: Poems”, p.44, Macmillan
“We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.”
“A home is much more than a house built of lumber, brick, or stone. A home is made of love, sacrifice, and respect. We are responsible for the homes we build. We must build wisely, for eternity is not a short voyage. There will be calm and wind, sunlight and shadows, joy and sorrow. But if we really try, our home can be a bit of heaven here on earth. The thoughts we think, the deeds we do, the lives we live not only influence the success of our earthly journey, they also mark the way to our eternal goals.”
“The happiness of love is in action; its test is what one is willing to do for others.”

Source : Lew Wallace (2016). “Ben-Hur [Illustrated]”, p.23, XinXii
“Access to goods, services & talent triumphs over ownership”

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