"You can't say history teaches us this or that; it gives us more questions than answers, and many answers to every question."

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Source : "A son of the road" by Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. November 15, 2002.

Amin Maalouf

#Giving Quotes #Answers Quotes #Teach Quotes

“In America there's lot of cool cities, but in Canada there's, like, well, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax may be cool, but they're so expensive. Montreal is the only city that's affordable but also has buses and culture.”
“With some exceptions in science fiction and other genres I have small difficulty in avoiding anything that could be called American literature. I feel it is unnatural, not I think entirely because it uses a language that is not mine, however closely akin to my own.”
“Leadership can be defined in one word - honesty. You must be honest with the players and honest with yourself.”
“People learn the most when teaching others.”
“Being an adult means accepting those situations where no action is possible.”

Source : John D. MacDonald (1985). “Five complete Travis McGee novels”, Outlet
“Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune.”
“Consequences of acting in Donald Trump's usual egocentric, "I make the rules," way can be quite dangerous for all of us.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
“There was one emotional outlet my people always had when they had the blues. That was singing.”

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