"The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on there."

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Nicholas D. Kristof

#Taken Quotes #People Quotes #Soldier Quotes

“One single gift acknowledged in gratefulness has the power to dissolve the ties of our alienation.”
“There's so much power in allegory, to form ideas and learn lessons that you can actually take and apply to real life. I think that's why I originally really loved fantasy and reading.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.”
“Someday you're going to get hungry and eat most of the words you just said.”

Source : Song: 32 Flavors
“Most people lived their lives like criminals: act first, worry about the consequences later.”
“I go once a year to the Serengeti to see the wildebeest migrations because that means a lot to me, but I avoid Olduvai if I can because it is a ruin. It is most depressing.”
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted.”

Source : Mary Rowlandson (2014). “Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”, p.105, Diderot Publishing
“Boxing is not for killing each other.”

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