"Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues."

-- Quintilian

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“I'm on my way to happiness, where I can find some peace and rest.”

Source : Song: No Sympathy
“I do a lot of running. Bit of squash, bit of tennis. I don't like feeling out of shape.”
“Rejection would be a disaster for the U.S., but ratification alone will not end our problems in Iraq. Even if the constitution is ratified, the insurgents are not going to lay down their arms.”
“When people see a negative thing about me on a magazine, they're gonna buy it. Every time some site writes something bad, all my followers go on there, and it brings them more traffic.”
“And this President wakes up every morning, looks out across America and is proud to announce, 'It could be worse.' It could be worse? Is that what it means to be an American? It could be worse? Of course not. What defines us as Americans is our unwavering conviction that we know it must be better.”
“Accepting Turkey as a member of the European club means that the club is open to outsiders, to Muslims, to poorer people, to developing countries, to countries with a slightly different cultural tradition but basically the same values. I think it's dangerous for the West to close the door; it doesn't do us any good and it doesn't do the rest of the world any good. Also, it reduces the danger of a "clash of civilizations".”

Source : "The Turks Today". Interview With Julian Brookes, www.motherjones.com. October 26, 2005.
“We want to eradicate all mud schools. We are already doing so. We are not in a hurry because no one is going to rule but the ANC.”
“I thought at the time that I couldn't be horrified anymore, or wounded. I suppose that's a common conceit, that you've already been so damaged that damage itself, in its totality, makes you safe.”

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