"I begin to suspect that England is the most melancholy country in the world."

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Source : Natalia Ginzburg, Dick Davis (1989). “The Little Virtues”, p.21, Arcade Publishing

Natalia Ginzburg

#Country Quotes #England Quotes #World Quotes

“Confidence is 10 percent hard work and 90 percent delusion.”
“It puts limits on criminals' rights to destroy unborn children without the permission of the woman.”
“It is clear, then, that whatever genetic heritage we have, it is not a straitjacket that traps us forever in the "beastly" ways of our forebears. Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go.”

Source : Jerry A. Coyne (2009). “Why Evolution is True”, p.251, Oxford University Press, USA
“I did not care what it was all about. All I wanted to know was how to live in it. Maybe if you found out how to live in it you learned from that what is was all about.”
“I live in a zoo I run scandals with savages”

Source : Song: Down And Out, Album: Purple Haze, 2004
“Finally, it occurs to me that the biggest problem with our elections is that however you vote, you wind up electing a politician.”
“Sow seeds of hope and enjoy optimism. Sow seeds of doubt and expect insecurity”
“Hip-hop is getting to the point now where they are going to start sounding like Al Jarreau or Bobby McFerrin or some of the other poets. Some of the better rappers can rap real fast without even melodies. It'll get to that same point.”

Source : "The extraterrestrial brother: George Clinton on time, space, and funk". Interview with Andy Seifert, www.avclub.com. February 12, 2010.

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