"In the days of Moses and the prophets such a man would have been counted among the wise men of the land; in the Middle Ages he would have been burned at the stake."

-- Hans Christian Andersen

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“Some things are best left alone. Such as interfering in things which are beyond our powers.”

Source : "Fictional character: Innkeeper". "Dracula", 1958.
“It is natural for us to pay attention to North Korea and human rights issues of North Korean defectors but I wish people would not try to create stars. The reality is different from Hollywood movies.”

Source : "This journalist didn’t just interview North Korean defectors, he followed them on their escape". Interview with Anna Fifield, www.washingtonpost.com. June 20, 2015.
“We shall have a harder Christmas than we have known since the war.”
“Many Europeans think that all Moroccans speak French, but no. I had to make an effort to learn it when I studied French literature at the university in Rabat.”

Source : "No one is capable of freeing oneself from society". Interview with Rebecka Bülow, logger.believermag.com. October 7, 2014.
“It behooves us to avoid archaisms. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.”
“Somehow, we have gotten off track from the basics of health and spirituality, and we get in our own way.”

Source : Alice McCall (2009). “Wellness Wisdom”, p.12, Alice McCall
“I have no regrets about launching Salon. For the life of me, I can't imagine doing anything else.”
“Of course, I have my own limits as to how much game software I can take care of at any one time.”

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