"Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices."

-- Otto von Bismarck

#Sacrifice Quotes #Noble Quotes #Alliances Quotes

“O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.”
“I like to watch French movies with the volume up so my neighbors could think I'm terrorist.”
“The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.”
“To inflict cruelties on defenceless creatures, or condone such acts, is to abuse one of the cardinal tenets of a civilized society - reverence for life.”
“Most every album - and especially metal albums these days - are made in a way that you can grow tired of them very easily: They're made to be dissected and played on radio, released as singles or stuck on at parties.”
“Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see.”
“One key to the distinction between mystery and suspense writing involves the relative positions of hero and reader. In the ideal mystery novel, the readers is two steps behind the detective.... The ideal suspense reader, on the other hand, is two steps ahead of the hero.”
“This is how diseases are usually spread. Someone spits on a guy, somebody has sex with a chimp. Next thing you know . . . AIDS.”

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