"At the time of independence in 1975, Mozambique was extremely poor. Many Portuguese residents abandoned the country, leaving only a handful of well-educated Mozambicans to try to run the country."

-- Henning Mankell

#Running Quotes #Country Quotes #Leaving Quotes

“Hold yourself on your own. A man's job in a romantic dynamic is not to be your butler, bank account or your father.”
“I have need of the sky, I have business with the grass; I will up and get me away where the hawk is wheeling Lone and high, And the slow clouds go by. I will get me away to the waters that glass The clouds as they pass. I will get me away to the woods.”

Source : Richard Hovey (1962). “Dartmouth Lyrics”, Dartmouth College
“Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.”
“The temptation to add features to a program must be resisted as strongly as possible. This requires the dedication of a saint”
“Itâ€™s only when we can work with something that brings out our strengths that weâ€™re of any real use.”
“The world is more than a game of cards. History is more than a record of gambling operations.”

Source : Arthur Twining Hadley (1807). “Baccalaureate Addresses, and Other Talks on Kindred Themes”, p.54
“When I was at school you got an overall general education on many things, even just basic facts.”

Source : "Jo Brand: 'National treasure? I'd rather maintain a taint of national disgrace'". Interview with Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2011.
“Have they discovered evolution yet?”

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