"The history of our civilization has been one of intermittent war."

-- John Boyd Orr

#War Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Intermittent Quotes

“Before they go to the race, people want to think four or five guys could win, but now... Normally you'd say, "One of those two, and I think it's going to be Lewis [Hamiltom]," because that's what had been proved up to now - thank God that Nico [Rosberg] has won some races.”

Source : Source: www.topgear.com
“I'd love to do a PG-13 animated adventure. It would be great.”
“I am not an individualist in the Western sense. Collectivism can become oppressive when it tries to dictate; the rights of the two should not clash.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“I love book signings: kids waiting in line for you to scribble on their new books, haha!”
“Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.”

Source : "X Factor culture fuelled the UK riots, says Iain Duncan Smith" by Patrick Wintour and Paul Lewis, www.theguardian.com. December 09, 2011.
“Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own.”
“The moment of twilight is simply beautiful.”
“For it is a horrible blasphemy to imagine that there is any work by which you should presume to pacify God, since you see that there is nothing which is able to pacify Him but this inestimable price, even the death and the blood of the Son of God, one drop of which is more precious than the whole world.”

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