"Power without a nation's confidence is nothing."

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Source : "And I Quote: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker". Book by Ashton Applewhite, Tripp Evans, and Andrew Frothingham, p. 278, 1992.

Catherine the Great

“Schools should be the most beautiful place in every town and village-so beautiful that the punishment for undutiful children should be barred from going to school the following day.”
“Having embraced Islam, I felt as if I were born again. I found in Islam the answers to those queries which I had failed to find in Christianity.”
“All my work is created from personal experiences. My hope is always that others will see it as a gateway, develop their own message and feel a part of the art.”
“France built its best colony on a principle of exclusion, and failed; England reversed the system, and succeeded.”

Source : Francis Parkman (2004). “Montcalm and Wolfe”, p.26, Digital Antiquaria
“The bed comprehends our whole life, for we were born in it, we live in it, and we shall die in it”
“Throughout history, religious differences have divided men and women from their neighbors and have served as justification for some of humankind's bloodiest conflicts. In the modern world, it has become clear that people of all religions must bridge these differences and work together, to ensure our survival and realize the vision of peace that all faiths share.”
“Books are carefully folded forests/void of autumn/bound from the sun”
“There is so much pressure to be thin, and you constantly compare yourself to others. But confidence is something that comes with age and experience - it has to be earned along the way.”

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