"I don't think that what's going on in Bosnia is political activity. It's partly political, but it's partly atavistic as well."

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Source : "A History of Warfare". Book by John Keegan, November, 1991.

John Keegan

#Thinking Quotes #Political Quotes #Bosnia Quotes

“People think they don’t understand math, but it’s all about how you explain it to them. If you ask a drunkard what number is larger, 2/3 or 3/5, he won’t be able to tell you. But if you rephrase the question: what is better, 2 bottles of vodka for 3 people or 3 bottles of vodka for 5 people, he will tell you right away: 2 bottles for 3 people, of course.”

Source : "Excerpt: 'Love and Math'" by Edward Frenkel, www.nytimes.com. November 18, 2013.
“The vast amount of waste and sheer stupidity in government - from the Pentagon to the Food and Drug Administration - could fill committee agendas for years.”
“You lose money chasing women; Never lose women chasing money.”
“Who gets to choose what battle takes her down?”

Source : Marilyn Hacker (2015). “A Stranger's Mirror: New and Selected Poems 1994-2014: New and Selected Poems 1994–2014”, p.131, W. W. Norton & Company
“I have accepted myself in a world that does not accept me, because I have learned - and more than any of the lessons of my accident, this is the one I wish I could teach everybody - that our hearts matter most. Your heart matters most, so be gentler and more patient with yourself, and their hearts matter most, too, so be kinder and more compassionate to others. It's a beautiful heart, not a perfect body, that leads to a beautiful life.”
“I don't ever want to stop learning. And I really want to learn French fluently. It would be great to go and live in France.”
“Someone remind me why I didnâ€™t want to be an accountant when I grew up,â€ Brock drawled. Niko chuckled. â€œBecause accountants donâ€™t get to make things go boom.”
“I set my phone with motivational quotes to go off on random days and times. Like, 'You're stronger than you think you are.' I'll forget about it, then one will pop up and it'll give me a little boost.”

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