"As a prisoner of conscience committed to peaceful transition to democracy, I urge Europe to apply economic sanctions against Ethiopia. What short-term pain may result will be compensated by long-term gain. A pledge to re-engage energetically with a democratic Ethiopia would act as a catalyst for reform."

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Source : "A prisoner of conscience's call for sanctions against Ethiopia" by Eskinder Nega, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2013.

Eskinder Nega

#Pain Quotes #Europe Quotes #Long Quotes

“People lose people, we lose things in our life as we're constantly growing and changing. That's what life is is change, and a lot of that is loss. It's what you gain from that loss that makes life.”

Source : FaceBook post by Thomas Jane from Sep 18, 2011
“I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.”
“The power of the word is real whether or not you are conscious of it.”
“If it doesn't seem like I'm working hard sometimes, that's someone else's problem.”
“I love the slow, warming sensation of my body going numb when I drink.”

Source : Patricia Gaffney (2009). “The Saving Graces: A Novel”, p.140, Harper Collins
“I'm completely fascinated with American politics because I think they dictate the politics of every nation of the Western world. So, it's very interesting to follow what's going on over here.”
“I think, on both sides of the camera or the novel: Distraction. I'm obsessed with: Can I get this actress or my third act to work? I'm distracted. I'm interested in that so I don't sit home and think, "Gee, life is meaningless. We're all going to die. The universe is pulling apart at breakneck speed."”
“our nerve filaments twitch with its presence day and night, nothing we say has not the husky phlegm of it in the saying, nothing we do has the quickness, the sureness, the deep intelligence living at peace would have.”

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