"One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity."

-- James Buchan

#Country Quotes #Police Quotes #Historical Quotes

“Freedom is the recognition of contingency.”
“I feel like if I do my homework practice-wise, by the time I get to the studio I can put everything exactly where I want it to be right away.”

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“If there ever are great revolutions there, they will be caused by the presence of the blacks upon American soil.”
“Where we have good, testable explanations, they then have to be tested, and we drop the ones that fail the tests.”
“If I could have a special power in real life I'd love to fly.”
“My goal was to develop into an independent research scientist studying clinical problems at the laboratory bench, but I felt that postgraduate residency training in internal medicine was necessary.”
“I am not strict vegan, because I'm a hedonist pig. If I see a big chocolate cake that is made with eggs, I'll have it.”
“Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.”

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