"We're still eating the leftovers of World War II."

-- Vandana Shiva

#War Quotes #Leftovers Quotes #World Quotes

“The alchemists of past centuries tried hard to make the elixir of life: ... Those efforts were in vain; it is not in our power to obtain the experiences and the views of the future by prolonging our lives forward in this direction. However, it is well possible in a certain sense to prolong our lives backwards by acquiring the experiences of those who existed before us and by learning to know their views as well as if we were their contemporaries. The means for doing this is also an elixir of life.”
“Quietly scuttling Columbus Day sales doesn't mean they are opposed to 15th century Iberian seafarers; it just means They don't want protestors on the sales floor throwing blood on the Calvin Klein hosiery in the name of the anti-imperialistic cause.”
“I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast.”

Source : Ethel Merman, George Eells (1979). “Merman: an autobiography”, Berkley Pub Group
“Despite the persistent image of the architect as a heroic loner erecting monumental edifices through sheer force of will, the building art has always been a highly cooperative enterprise.”
“I happen to believe that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality. Itâ€™s whatever God made you. It happens that Iâ€™m heterosexual, but I donâ€™t care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population who are homosexual and who donâ€™t have the ability to protect their rights.”
“My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him all good things-trout as well as eternal salvation-come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.”
“There is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream.”
“The Big Lie makes those who toil appear to be idle, while those who speak into dictaphones appear to be the hard workers.”

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