"The United Nations represents not a final stage in the development of world order, but only a primitive stage. Therefore its primary task is to create the conditions which will make possible a more highly developed organization."

-- John Foster Dulles

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“I play opposite Beverly D'Angelo, and that was definitely a great time.”
“On one hand, I kind of feel like I have unlimited options right now, and obviously that's not technically true, but when you're at this place where you're just kind of dreaming up stuff, your imagination is your limit. That's where I'm at, which is great, but ultimately I think you have to make these decisions to close off some options to yourself. I think things only get done when you say, "This is the one thing I'm doing," and you kind of kill the other ones in the meantime. So I haven't done that yet, I've got to figure that out.”

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“there are camels which have the quality which in humans is called the revolutionary spirit, and the caravan leader fears to keep one of these in his ranks, because its instinct is always toward revolt against authority. One such camel will sometimes break up the discipline of a whole train, for, owing to the mass mentality of the herd, even peaceful beasts are suddenly infected with the spirit of revolt and in a few minutes the whole caravan is in utter disorder.”
“Avoid jealously for this destroys good deeds as fire destroys wood.”
“A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place.”
“Words are easy. It's convincing the heart that's hard.”
“Lucivar winced. "She guzzled half the flask â€” and it wasn't one of his home brews, it was the concoction you created." Jaenelleâ€™s eyes widened. â€œYou let her drink a â€˜gravediggerâ€™?â€ â€œNo no no,â€ Wilhelmina said, shaking her head. â€œYou shouldnâ€™t ever drink a gravedigger until heâ€™s had a bath.â€ She smiled placidly when Jaenelle and Lucivar just stared at her. â€œMother Night,â€ Lucivar muttered. â€œDo you know that song?â€ Wilhelmina asked Jaenelle.”
“A tree nowhere offers a straight line or a regular curve, but who doubts that root, trunk, boughs, and leaves embody geometry?”

Source : George Iles (1918). “Canadian Stories”

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