"...desperation can toy with you and if you give desperation any wiggle room, it will find alternative answers"

-- Harlan Coben

#Giving Quotes #Alternatives Quotes #Answers Quotes

“Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days.”
“The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.”

Source : "The Last Mission" by George Packer, www.newyorker.com. September 28, 2009.
“I'm growing up in Detroit, Michigan, both of my parents were gun owners, and that they taught us how to safely and carefully utilize them, because we had businesses, and they showed us out of a sense of protection. But that was something that was used to never use a gun unless you intend - never play with a gun unless you use it to intend - intend to use it. But it was for protection only.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
“There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers.”
“If [Ho Chi Minh] had had carte blanche over his movement, would the results of the war have been different? That is difficult to say. In some cases - as in 1945 and 1946, he appeared to overestimate the possibility that the United States might decide to recognize his government and the independence of the DRV (although to be fair, from the outset he had warned that Washington might eventually decide to align with the French because of the Cold War).”
“Bamboo is flexible, bending with the wind but never breaking, capable of adapting to any circumstance. It suggests resilience, meaning that we have the ability to bounce back even from the most difficult times. . . . Your ability to thrive depends, in the end, on your attitude to your life circumstances. Take everything in stride with grace, putting forth energy when it is needed, yet always staying calm inwardly.”
“No good friends, no bad friends; only people you want, need to be with. People who build their houses in your heart.”

Source : Stephen King (1987). “It: 2”, Signet
“We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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