"University printing presses exist, and are subsidised by the Government for the purpose of producing books which no one can read; and they are true to their high calling."

-- Francis Cornford

#Book Quotes #Government Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“A man, when he wishes, is the master of his fate.”
“A thousand secrets are hidden in simply sitting still.”
“The standard of living of the average American has to decline.”

Source : "Volcker Asserts U.S. Must Trim Living Standard". www.nytimes.com. October 18, 1979.
“I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine.”

Source : "Interview: The Host & Mother Writer/Director Bong Joon-ho". Interview with Alex Billington, www.firstshowing.net. March 15, 2010.
“Women bond differently, and I dont think men understand that.”
“The book was turned to the page with Anne Frank's name, but what got me about it was the fact that right beneath her name there were four Aron Franks. FOUR. Four Aron Franks without museums, without historical markers, without anyone to mourn them. I silently resolved to remember and pray for the four Aron Franks as long as I was around.”
“God will judge us not according to how much we endured, but how much we could love”

Source : Richard Wurmbrand (2017). “Tortured for Christ: 50th Anniversary Edition”, p.41, David C Cook
“Music was our wife and we loved her. We stayed with her, clothed her and put diamond rings on her hands.”

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