"Small wars are always teetering on the brink of becoming big ones."

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Max Lerner

#War Quotes #Becoming Quotes #Bigs Quotes

“Being in the ring became my reality, and, in my reality, I'd think I was someone special.”
“Ethan and I are done," I said finally. "I'm sorry." "He was my first boyfriend." "I know." "The only real boyfriend I've had. I'm a senior in high school and he was my only real boyfriend." "I know." "And I won't find another one at Jones Hall. That is guaranteed." "Okay." "This is all very sad and tragic," I said. Alan unwrapped a sleeve of Smarties. "Yet, oddly, you don't seem that upset." "I know.”
“When a learner, in the fullness of his powers, comes to great truths unstaled by premature familiarity, he rejoices in the lateness of his lessons.”

Source : George Iles (1918). “Canadian Stories”
“I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.”
“I am further back, surrounded on all sides by wailing men, their faces shiny with tears. Uncle Al promised three dollars and a bottle of Canadian whiskey to the man who puts on the best show. You've never seen such grief-- even the dogs were howling.”
“Some 95 percent of all sexual contact still occurs in permanent relationships. That's an impressive number.”
“Hillary Clinton announced she's running for president. Yesterday in Ohio, Hillary popped into a Chipotle and she ordered a burrito bowl with chips and salsa. And on her way out she said, 'That locks down the Hispanic vote.'”
“Man is not going to wait passively for millions of years before evolution offers him a better brain.”

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