"Not even the King himself has the right to subordinate the interests of his country to his own feelings of love or hatred towards strangers; he is, however, responsible towards God and not to me if he does so, and therefore on this point I am silent."

-- Otto von Bismarck

#Country Quotes #Kings Quotes #Hatred Quotes

“If only, if only," the woodpecker sighs, "The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies." While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely, Crying to the moo-oo-oon, "If only, If only.”

Source : Louis Sachar (2011). “Holes”, p.39, Yearling
“I love you just the way you are but you don't see you like I do. You shouldn't try so hard to be perfect. Trust me, perfect should try to be you.”
“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance.”
“Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.”
“Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.”
“People soften by the forced reflection that comes with loss.”
“The FBI has always supported big business and big government.”
“At twenty-seven years old, I was diagnosed HIV. Three years later I decide to dedicate the remainder of my life to art. Leaving work and refusing the assistance of Unemployment Insurance or Welfare, I challenged myself to live completely through my art.”

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