"We live in an age of global expectations. Our hopes have converged in many ways, none more so than in our democratic aspirations."

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Source : "A prisoner of conscience's call for sanctions against Ethiopia" by Eskinder Nega, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2013.

Eskinder Nega

#Expectations Quotes #Age Quotes #Way Quotes

“I don't have a college degree, and my father didn't have a college degree, so when my son, Zachary, graduated from college, I said, "My boy's got learnin'!"”
“I had a world, and it slipped away from me. The War blew up more than the bodies of men....It blew ideas away.”
“I think that social media can be used for good and for bad.”
“Everyone is more or less mad on one point.”
“This is the most important lesson you must learn about magic," Miss Ochiba went on. "There are many ways of seeing. Each has an element of truth, but none is the whole truth. If you limit yourselves to one way of seeing, one truth, you will limit your power. You will also place limits on the kinds of spells you can cast, as well as their strength. To be a good magician, you must see in many ways. You must be flexible. You must be willing to learn from different sources. And you must always remember that the truths you see are incomplete.”
“Islam undoubtedly deserves respect. It has some things in common with Christianity, such as Abraham as a common progenitor, and the belief in only one God.”
“Here's a note to the parents of addicted children: Choose your music carefully...There are millions of treacherous moments.”
“What's it going to be then, eh?”

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