"Under a tyranny, most friends are a liability. One quarter of them turn "reasonable" and become your enemies, one quarter are afraid to speak, and one quarter are killed and you die with them. But the blessed final quarter keep you alive."

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Source : Sinclair Lewis (2017). “It Can't Happen Here”, p.203, PublishDrive

Sinclair Lewis

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“If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection youâ€™ve got.”
“Life is one, said the Buddha, and the Middle Way to the end of suffering in all its forms is that which leads to the end of the illusion of separation, which enables man to see, as a fact as clear as sunlight, that all mankind, and all other forms in manifestation, are one unit, the infinitely variable appearance of an indivisible Whole.”

Source : Christmas Humphreys (1969). “An Invitation to the Buddhist Way of Life for Western Readers”
“What could have been simply bizarre, sentimental or contrived here becomes an utterly absorbing love story. [...] This is early days in the festival, but Rust and Bone has to be a real contender for prizes, and, the odds will be shortening to vanishing point for Cotillard getting the best actress award.”
“Regulators are a backstop: they don't own banks. The governance at the top of our leading banks has been shown to be lamentably weak. No one at the top of Barclays will take responsibility for systemic abuse.”
“I hate learning lines, so the fight stuff's always my favorite.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless.”

Source : "The Voyage into the Dark". Book by Max Born, 1961.
“Greatest thing in life: Winning a tennis match. Second greatest thing in life: Losing a tennis match”
“Life is stronger than you are, even when you deny it, even when you neglect it, even when you refuse to admit it.”

Source : Anna Gavalda (2005). “Someone I Loved”, p.80, Penguin

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