"A thought, once uttered, is untrue"

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Source : Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, “Silentium”

Fyodor Tyutchev

“Every work of art is aggressive, Isabella. And every artist's life is a small war or a large one, beginning with oneself and one's limitations. To achieve anything you must first have ambition and then talent, knowledge, and finally the opportunity.”
“It's amazing how many people are being fed because of this crazy little thing we started. We're feeding millions and it is not costing anyone anything.”
“The slaves of today will become the tyrants of tomorrow--the proletariat overthrows the hegemon to become the hegemon itself, only to be eventually overthrown by a proto-hegemon that will in turn lose its position. It is this dizzying cycle that keeps humanity chasing the tail it lost millennia ago”

Source : Miguel Syjuco (2010). “Ilustrado: A Novel”, p.70, Macmillan
“It's better to make people laugh than cry.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In God's faithfulness lies eternal security.”
“One month, two months, I am ready to accept any accord on this point that has the approval of the inspectors.”

Source : "Bush: Tomorrow Is Decision Day for UN". CNN Interview, www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2003.
“I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.”
“All of the life-changing awesome words and pictures and ideas inside your library are useless without just one word outside your library: Open.”

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