"And if I drink oblivion of a day, / So shorten I the stature of my soul."

-- George Meredith

#Soul Quotes #Oblivion Quotes #Drink Quotes

“Wars between states and people seem to have existed under all historical systems for as long as we have some recorded evidence. War is quite clearly not a phenomenon particular to the modern world-system. On the other hand, once again the technological achievements of capitalist civilization serve as much ill as good. One bomb in Hiroshima killed more people than whole wars in pre-modern times. Alexander the Great in his whole sweep of the Middle East could not compare in destructiveness to the impact of the Gulf War on Iraq and Kuwait.”
“I want to caution that we must not confuse patriotism with blind endorsement of bad policies.”
“God notices every one of us; there is not a sparrow or a worm that continues to live apart from His decrees.”
“Do me wrong, do me right, tell me lies, but hold me tight.”
“I always tell people, it took me 10 minutes and 35 years in the business. I get tired of playing it ["Lullaby of Birdland"], but not of collecting the royalties.”
“The best hopes of any community rest upon that class of its gifted young men who are not encumbered with large possessions.... I now speak of extensive scholarship and ripe culture in science and art.... It is not large possessions, it is large expectations, or rather large hopes, that stimulate the ambition of the young.”
“Happiness is to be found along the way, not at the end of the road, for then the journey is over and it is too late.”
“I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get.”

Source : "U.S. Open: Andy Roddick takes center stage Friday". News conference, content.usatoday.com. August 31, 2012.

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