"Sometimes the harshest lessons were the most valuable."

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Source : S. M. Stirling (2008). “The Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change”, p.365, Penguin

S.M. Stirling

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“There has been a cultural shift. It is difficult to measure all that right now, but Chilean women have seen my presidency as a source of pride. Women are performing in jobs in Chile now that 20 or 30 years ago nobody would have dared to imagine.”
“I did not oppose unification, I knew unification would have to come, but not in the form in which it did come. There were two ways of doing it and they took it the radical way, the forceful way.”
“The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.”
“Elite is not a bad word, it's an aspirational one”
“The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America.”
“What is forgotten, however, is that many times the Good we create leads to Evil that will destroy us.”
“Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.”
“the more the merrier. so enjoy reading more books”

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