"The scope of America's global hegemony is admittedly great, but its depth is shallow, limited by both domestic and external restraints."

-- Zbigniew Brzezinski

#America Quotes #Hegemony Quotes #Depth Quotes

“Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.”
“I have a dread of sounding pretentious and try not to talk too much about what I do.”

Source : "From the archive: James Herbert on rats and redemption". Interview with Andrew Billen, www.theguardian.com. 1993.
“It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education.”
“In a brutal country like ours, where human life is 'cheap', it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs? High ideas? Only people in rich countries can enjoy such luxuries.”
“You're less apprehensive when you know what to expect. Also, the first flight is very important in this performance-driven culture I work in; it establishes your reputation. If you don't do well, it's probably your last flight.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“Falling in love is great but being in love is a disaster”
“As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.”
“Man seems not so much wicked as frail, unable to face pain, trouble and growing old. A good woman knows that nature is her enemy. Look at what it does to her.”

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