"The British could leave and half India wouldn't notice us leaving just as they didn't notice us arriving. All our reforms of administration might be reforms on the moon for all it has to do with them.."

-- J. G. Farrell

#Moon Quotes #Leaving Quotes #India Quotes

“In the Soviets' view, chess was not merely an art or a science or even a sport; it was what it had been invented to simulate: war.”
“The accumulation of capital and misery go hand in hand, concentrated in space.”

Source : "The Limits To Capital". Book by David Harvey, 1982.
“The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.”

Source : Cesare Pavese, Alma Elizabeth Murch (1961). “This Business of Living”, p.241, Transaction Publishers
“There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance.”
“I'm pretty sure Africa was made up by the media to scare people. I mean, I've never seen it. Have you? I didn't think so.”
“The one important factor that keeps me going is the kind of people I work with.”
“I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.”
“As an actress I really like exploring and doing new experiences.”

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