"I am an optimist and I believe that together we shall be able now to make the right historical choice so as not to miss the great chance at the turn of centuries and millenia and make the current extremely difficult transition to a peaceful world order."

-- Mikhail Gorbachev

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“I really love him [Jack Gleeson as Joffrey in Game of Thrones] - I love watching that character. It's quite phenomenal how people love to hate that character.”
“Today the brightest light in the Scottish political firmament has gone out.”

Source : "Scottish politician Margo MacDonald dies aged 70" by Severin Carrell, www.theguardian.com. April 4, 2014.
“I have never cared about setting world records, or filling my boat with fish, or, for that matter, even catching fish. I go for the experience of spending six hours in the arms of the ocean, never thinking of a single thing except chasing fish.”
“Inner slavery is even worse than outward slavery; and inner freedom is even better than outward freedom.”
“He put his arms around her. â€œWell, in my defense, then, whatever I did seemed to work, didn't it?â€ She sighed. â€œI suppose.â€ â€œYou suppose?â€ â€œWhat do you want? A medal?â€ â€œFor starters. A trophy would be nice, too.â€ She smiled. â€œWhat do you think you're holding right now?”
“Yeah sure, I'd love to have all my movies on DVD.”
“I knew wherever I was that you thought of me, and if I got in a tight place you would come-if alive.”
“It has always been like that with changes. In 1913, we established divorce as a right for women in Uruguay. You know what they were saying back then? That families would dissolve. That it was the end of good manners and society. There has always been a conservative and traditional opinion out there that's afraid of change. When I was young and would go dancing at balls, we'd have to wear suits and ties. Otherwise they wouldn't let us in. I don't think anyone dresses up for dancing parties nowadays.”

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