"I went through college in the 1960s without having any idea that I was going to have to make a living. When I graduated in 1968 it was quite a shock to find out that there was a world out there and that it wasnt going to support me."

-- Francine Prose

#College Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Support Quotes

“The basic idea of governance, as I see it, is to hold the society together so that it can develop and march towards certain goals.”

Source : Lal Bahadur Shastri (1967). “Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri commemoration souvenir”
“My sister-in-law found a real surprise in her stockings - my brother.”
“When once your point of view is changed, the very thing which was so damning becomes a clue to the truth.”
“You look at Libya, and you go, "Jesus, why the hell did we do that?" That's beyond stupid. That's so irresponsible and dangerous for our national security and frankly for the national security of Europe because you go and you look at where a lot of these refugees are coming out of, they're coming out of Misrata and Tripoli.”
“Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is why we despise war.”
“I've missed you, Sebastian." "Have you, love?" He unfastened the buttons of her robe, the light eyes glittering with heat as her skin was revealed. "What part did you miss the most?" "Your mind," she said, and smiled at his expression. "I was hoping for a far more depraved answer than that." "Your mind is depraved," she told him solemnly. He gave a husky laugh. "True.”
“You will never be able to defend your city while shouting.”
“Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power.”

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