"One question that people always ask at home is never asked here: "What happened to Communism in Russia?" Everybody yawns when a visitor brings it up, because the answer is so obvious to every Russian. The answer is that there never was Communism in Russia; there were only communists."

-- Arthur Koestler

#Home Quotes #Russia Quotes #People Quotes

“Let your life yield a sweet, winsome melody that this old world needs so desperately. Yes you can if you will.”
“I do believe that at times God opens some doors and closes others, but our mistake is to confuse an open door for an easy door”

Source : Kyle Lake (2004). “Understanding God's Will: How to Hack the Equation Without Formulas”, p.41, Relevant Media Group
“The erosion of agency has consequences for our politics. As a result of all this, the fundamental ethical challenge of the anthropocene is the recovery of agency, or alternatively to come to terms with its loss and to understand how to go on.”
“There is no doctrine of Christianity but what has been anticipated by the Vedas.”
“Every penny from Gossip Girl, my pension, my stocks has been spent fighting for my children.”

Source : "Kelly Rutherford Says She's Broke From Custody Battle: Everything 'Spent Fighting for My Children'" by Natalie Finn, www.eonline.com. April 26, 2013.
“...smile first, then speak.”

Source : George Saunders (2007). “The Braindead Megaphone”, p.213, Penguin
“It's been important to cultures throughout history with the court jester and the witch doctor and the shaman - all preach the same thing.”
“I don't live for poetry. I live far more than anybody else does.”

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