"All wars are popular for the first 30 days."

-- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

#War Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. To this chiefly it is owing that we find sects and parties in most branches of science [and politics]; and disputes that are carried on from age to age, without being brought to issue.”
“Stillness, insight, and wisdom arise only when we can settle into being complete in this moment, without having to seek or hold on to or reject anything.”
“We need to build our friendships on truth and wholeness. We need friends who can be with us in our loneliness, not people who will cheer us up so that we donâ€™t feel it. We need friends who get furious with us when we are not being real or true to ourselves, not when we donâ€™t do what they want us to do.”
“I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.”
“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.”
“Thank you Rob for the honor you have brought to our city with this oustanding composition.”
“Better is a book than a well built house.”
“I see dangerâ€”awake! It's terrible, it's horrible, and it's almost here! This is why my spirit was sent to earth. This is the job God has given me. This is the job I must do, so my hands will be free of your blood.”

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