"That meddling in other people's affairs...formerly conducted by the most discreet intrigue is now openly advocated under the name of intervention."

-- T. S. Eliot

#War Quotes #Names Quotes #People Quotes

“The earth has continued to change, from rapid climatic changes that have caused the glaciers and the ice sheets to basically bulldoze the landscape and cause species compression in the tropics and cause mass species extinction - you know, all these huge changes. In terms of evolution, every species is doomed to eventual extinction. The natural world is constantly changing. So, to deal with "environmental problems," in quotes, totally misses the issue. That is not the way we want to define our problem if we're going to find our solution.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I've done the Rolling Stones eating each other.”
“Matthew,' she said, 'have you ever loved someone and it became yourself?' For a moment he did not answer.Â Taking up the decanter he held it to the light. 'Robin can go anywhere, do anything,' Nora continued, 'because she forgets, and I nowhere because I remember.'Â She came toward him.Â 'Matthew,' she said, 'you think I have always been like this.Â Once I was remorseless, but this is another love â€” it goes everywhere; there is no place for it to stop â€” it rots me away.”
“...you'll find that being a friend is to like a person for who they are, even the parts you don't understand. You don't have to understand, or do the same, or live their lives for them. If you truly care for them, then you want them to be who they are; that was why you liked them in the first place.”

Source : Terry Goodkind (2015). “Blood of the Fold”, p.465, RosettaBooks
“We cannot possibly take them all into this country [asylum seekers] - it is a completely unrealistic expectation.”
“Even if you didn't come to meet me, I'm just going to like you.”
“Politics is quite draining. There are so many heated discussions and press conferences to cover during a convention.”
“Life isn't something you can give an answer to today. You should enjoy the process of waiting, the process of becoming what you are. There is nothing more delightful than planting flower seeds and not knowing what kind of flowers are going to come up.”

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