"We are trying to solve the problem of haze in the spirit of good neighbourliness with Malaysia but are also hoping that other ASEAN member countries are taking notice and willing to lend a helping hand."

-- Marty Natalegawa

#Country Quotes #Hands Quotes #Trying Quotes

“America has a history of political isolation and economic self-sufficiency; its citizens have tended to regard the rest of the world as a disaster area from which lucky or pushy people emigrate to the Promised Land.”
“What would have been the effect upon religion if it had come to us through the minds of women?”

Source : Charlotte Perkins Gilman (2012). “Herland and Related Writings”, p.209, Broadview Press
“At the heart of every faith system is a bargain: on one side there is the comfort that comes from a narrative that suggests human life has cosmic significance, and on the other a duty to yield to moral commands that can, in the moment, seem rather inconvenient.”
“Learn everything you can - everything. And then use all that you have learned to grow up too be a wise and good man.”
“The payment made by a manufacturer to a patentee for the privilege of using the patent process, is usually termed, in commercial language, a rent; and under the same head must be ranked all extraordinary qualities of body and mind.”

Source : Nassau William Senior (1849). “Political economy”, p.91
“People always sound so proud when they announce they know nothing of music.”
“It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I like fiction that deals with matters that are of burning importance to us in our private lives. And not all short stories are like that. In general, short stories - and maybe this is a little bit off-topic - but I think short stories have this bad association with, like, waiting rooms.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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