"Show me the woman, however loyal, who does not seek to rouse desire."

-- Honore de Balzac

#Desire Quotes #Doe Quotes #Loyal Quotes

“I didn't realize until those few days how much a hug meant. To have someone hold you could be the greatest medicine of all.”

Source : Melina Marchetta (2007). “Looking for Alibrandi”, p.229, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“All of 'em, any of 'em that have been in front of me over all these years.”
“England totally disarmed and an easy prey to hostile forces! Can you think of anything more likely to excite cupidity and hostile intention? We should sink to the level of a fifth rate Power, our Colonies would be stripped from us, our commerce would decline, famine and unemployment would stalk the land... I have yet to learn that the cause of peace can be served by rendering our country impotent.”

Source : "Semi-detached Idealists: The British Peace Movement and International Relations". Book by Martin Ceadel, p. 271, 2000.
“Silence is the safest response for all the contradiction that arises from impertinence, vulgarity, or envy.”
“Most great learning happens in groups. Collaboration is the stuff of growth.”
“Unlike fuel-economy standards, the most common method of reducing demand for oil over the past thirty years, a gas tax doesn't tell people what kind of car to drive. It simply raises the price of gasoline and lets people adjust their behavior accordingly.”
“I think I could have worked for the Clinton administration.”
“There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words.”

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