"As countries grapple with modernization, people who are left behind tend to hold firmer and firmer to their view of the evil of modernity."

-- Richard Holbrooke

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“One is happy to report that Israel Shenker is still at the aerosol stage. His energy is still compressed. The result distinguishes him both as a Jew and as an observer of Jews.”
“I'm very fatalistic about life. Whatever happens, happens. The imperative for me is that I do my contribution for my people, for my culture. I still want to make films for them. I still want to make films that confront our struggles.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“The providence of God is subordinate to creation; and it is, therefore, necessary that it should not impinge against creation, which it would do, were it to inhibit or hinder the use of free will in man. . .”

Source : Jacobus Arminius (1853). “The Works of James Arminius, D. D., Formerly Professor of Divinity in the University of Leyden”, p.488
“There are two great tragedies in life: one is to fail to achieve one's grandest ambitions, and the other one is to succeed.”

Source : "Central Challenges of U.S. Foreign Policy: Five Questions with Graham Allison". Interview with Ali Wyne, bigthink.com.
“A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.”
“Anyone who has ever experienced love knows that you can have too much or too little. You can have love that parches, love that defeats. You can have love measured out in the wrong proportions. It's like your sunlight and water - the wrong kind of love is just as likely to stifle hope as it is to nourish it.”

Source : Kevin Brockmeier (2011). “The Brief History of the Dead”, p.67, Hachette UK
“Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.”
“Climate change is the greatest threat to our common future. We have a very short period of time to tackle the problem before it becomes irreversible and out of control. A lot of progress has been made, but we must now go further, faster and turn targets into real change”

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