"The paradox of communism in power was that it was conservative."

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Source : Eric J. Hobsbawm (1994). “Age of extremes: the short twentieth century, 1914-1991”

Eric Hobsbawm

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“Work is a way of shutting out ambiguous sentiment.”
“See, I donâ€™t expect to win a prize for stoic control and dignity at mourning time. Death deserve tantrums. Beating back shocked indignation, kicks in the groin, stones, classified unacceptable, not to be tolerated, not to be wooed, not to be conspired with. Only then can music, dance, movies, plays, rap be about life. Only then can life be cherished and adored.”
“There is no golden rule of dating, except to make sure that it engages both of you; too many people go to a cinema for a first date and of course don't say a word, that's a bad thing!”
“I have always been driven. I have always believed in what I believe very deeply.”
“We all have a dark side. Most of us go through life avoiding direct confrontation with that aspect of ourselves, which I call the shadow self. Theres a reason why. It carries a great deal of energy.”
“The reason I write is that I'm not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself.”
“It's the one thing that the Devils have always prided themselves on. That comes from recruiting. We try and pick out the players who not only have the on-ice skills, but the off-ice skills too. I think in any job, if you have good people and you work together, you work better.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Inspiration is just one requirement for being a writer. Another is keeping regular working hours.”

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