"I was trying to hold up a mirror to this country, to reflect the past years or so, and the varying degrees in which we've been affected by the war(s) that doesn't seem to end. And we've all been affected somehow, even if we have no connection to the military, even if we don't know anyone who's killed or been killed. No one escapes something so large."

-- Said Sayrafiezadeh

#Country Quotes #Military Quotes #War Quotes

“I must confess, I was born at a very early age.”
“Imagine all of us living in peace, it's too beautiful to just be a dream.”
“A book is the only real escape from this fallen world. Aside from death.”

Source : J. R. Moehringer (2012). “Sutton”, p.97, Hachette UK
“The time for boring ethical discussions around disability is over. It's only through feelings of admiration, aspiration, curiosity and envy that we can move forward.”
“Walls have ears. Doors have eyes. Trees have voices. Beasts tell lies. Beware the rain. Beware the snow. Beware the man You think you know. -Songs of Sapphique”
“I think we should all be more concerned about the environment and the effects of global warming. It will be pointless to talk about all the issues that divide us when it's 300 degrees outside.”

Source : Interview with Jennifer Cox, www.askmen.com.
“Jazz is improvisation and syncopation, with resilience and flow, with earthy elegance, nuance and subtlety, with the integrity of individual expression within (usually) a group context, with true democracy in action.”
“There is not always a good guy. Nor is there always a bad one. Most people are somewhere in between.”

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