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Amitav Ghosh

"(He) was in love with the idea of revolution. Men like that, even when they turn their backs on their party and their comrades, can never let go of the idea: it's the secret god that rules their hearts. It is what makes them come alive; they revel in the danger, the exquisite pain. It is to them what childbirth is to a woman, or war to a mercenary."

Source : Amitav Ghosh (2014). “The Hungry Tide: A Novel”, p.100, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Amitav Ghosh

#Letting Go Quotes #Pain Quotes #War Quotes

“The truth is that I didn't start as a winner. When I was a kid, I was just another reject. I started at the bottom. I think all winners do.”

Source : Georges St-Pierre (2013). “The Way of the Fight”, p.15, Harper Collins
“I like the way Billy Idol sings. Mommy turned me on to him.”

Source : "Willow Smith 'reveals musical inspirations'" by Justin Harp, www.digitalspy.com. November 19, 2010.
“The natural principle of sowing and reaping is always at work. Whatever you plant , whether physical, spiritual, mental, financial, relational, or emotional, will grow and someday return to you in a multiplied fashion. It can be incredibly good or terribly bad, depending on your seed.”
“As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to me are independent films and they have trouble raising money. With people putting their money into blockbusters, there is not much left for the independents.”
“My feeling is that in the purest form, an actor is a service to the people. It's democratic in its purest form. That's what an actor is. If he or she isn't that, then there is no purpose in doing it. They're like priests.”

Source : Source: twoaspirinsandacomedy.com
“To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.”
“Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.”
“I can't marry myself to one idea or one form of doing politics or one form of understanding politics. I believe that we have to play the game of strategy, and understand how to move the pieces because this is how the political spectrum functions.”

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