"Always in all my books I'm trying to reveal or help to reveal the hidden greatness of the small, of the little, of the unknown â€” and the pettiness of the big,"

-- Eduardo Galeano

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“Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy.”
“God gave me the gift to be able to play instruments and I have to play.”
“The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was not the goal. The goal was something about - the goal was to find the goal, but I knew where it was.”
“I've never had any close male friends. The most important relationships in my life have always been with women.”

Source : "What I know about women". Interview with Rosamund Witcher, www.theguardian.com. November 21, 2009.
“Our aim is to appeal to reason. â€¦ Prayer is not one of our remedies; it depends on what one is praying for. We consider prayer nothing more than a fervent wish; consequently the merit and worth of a prayer depend upon what the fervent wish is.”
“Fish farming, even with conventional techniques, changes fish within a few generations from an animal like a wild buffalo or a wildebeest to the equivalent of a domestic cow.”

Source : Charles Clover (2008). “The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and what We Eat”, p.312, Univ of California Press
“Being in prison for seven years was like being in an army that never drilled, never deployed, and only fought itself.”
“In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes.”

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