"If we do not take this road of dialogue and understanding then I fear for the next generation. There are enough people preaching hatred, which encourages violence. We are living in times when technology, biology and chemistry have created the possibility of killing in large numbers. And, unfortunately, the cruelty and killing are often justified through a distorted interpretation of religion."

-- Akbar S. Ahmed

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“War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.”
“Since I was a kid I just wanted to be in Nashville.”
“Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.”
“I slept with my mother until I was nine years old. It was OK for the first few years, and then I don't know what happened. I just couldn't do it anymore. I mean, sleeping with the same woman, night after night. Boring!”
“The Human Condition being, basically, that weâ€™re alive and have access to beauty, can even erratically create it, but will someday be dead and will not.”
“Weâ€™re super fortunate in Pearl Jam to have such loyal fans...who really want to come & see us play.”
“You don't want the children to know how afraid / you are. You want to be sure their hold on life / is steady, sturdy. Were mothers and fathers / always this anxious, holding the ringing / receiver close to the ear: / 'Why don't they answer where could they be?”

Source : Gail Mazur (1995). “The Common”, p.33, University of Chicago Press
“Nothing truly wild is unclean.”

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