"Though Stalinism may have been a needless tragedy for both the Russian people and communism as an ideal, there is the intellectually tantalizing possibility that for the world at large it was, as we shall see, a blessing in disguise."

-- Zbigniew Brzezinski

#Blessing Quotes #People Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“Vin Diesel and I have different approaches to life. We found a respect for one another but we were such opposite ends of the spectrum. The reason why it's worked is because we are so different. I don't know if we necessarily found a stride together because there are certain days I still want to crack him in the head! But he looks at me and there are days he wants to crack me in the head too. Then there are times he'll look at me and say, 'Man, I wish I could be more like you,' and I'm like, 'F**ker, I wish I could be more like you!'”
“I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right - shame on you.”
“Ever since we achieved a breakthrough in the area of recombinant DNA in 1973, left-wing nuts and environmental kooks have been screaming that we will create some kind of Frankenstein bug or Andromeda Strain that will destroy us all.”
“We've been waiting since 1918 for the Boston Red Sox to win the World Series, and ... if I had a choice between the White House and the World Series this year, I'm going to take the White House. How's that?”
“How about we talk about your love life instead?" "Why? Are you in the mood to be depressed?”
“If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.”
“You always end up with too many pictures to edit and too few that you feel 'got it'.”
“I have always supported measures and principles and not men.”

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