"Landmines are among the most barbaric weapons of war, because they continue to kill and maim innocent people long after the war itself has ended. Also, fear of them keeps people off the land, and thus prevents them from growing food."

-- Kofi Annan

#War Quotes #Land Quotes #Long Quotes

“Revising a screenplay is much more frustrating than revising a song because you have to read through the entire work again while you are changing stuff. It is a lot easier to edit a song.”
“For godliness is not the consequence of your capacity to imitate God, but the consequence of His capacity to reproduce Himself in you; not self-righteousness, but Christ-righteousness; the righteousness which is by faith”
“Mia: I can't do this, I'm a girl. Gym Teacher Harbula: What am I? A duck?”
“The only other person I have fallen in love with that way is Jesus, and I hope that goes more smoothly. I hope I remember, when I'm bored with Him, and antsy, and sick of brushing my teeth next to the same god every morning, I hope I remember not to leave Him. I am not so worried that He will leave me. The Bible, after all, is full of stories about God sticking with His Bride, no matter how stiff-necked and prideful and unfaithful she may be.”

Source : Lauren F. Winner (2002). “Girl Meets God: On the Path to a Spiritual Life”, p.27, Algonquin Books
“Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads.”

Source : Stephen Gardiner (2002). “The house: its origins and evolution”, Constable & Company Limited
“Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.”
“Someone told me the smile on my face gets bigger when I play the guitar.”
“I don't care who you talk about down south, Boosie gonna win. I'm the only one to put out a whole album, with more songs, so I don't care who said what. The fans tell the truth. I got real fans - more fans than everybody, so Boosie gonna win [in Hip Hop Survivor: Down South Edition.].”

Source : Source: djbooth.net

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