"there are times when life surprises one, and anything may happen, even what one had hoped for."

-- Ellen Glasgow

#May Quotes #Surprise Quotes

“But when the good people do know, as they certainly do, that three million persons (at the least estimate) were starved to death in one year by the methods they approve, why do they still fraternize with the murderers and support the measures? Because they have been told that the lingering death of the three millions might ultimately benefit a greater number. The argument applies equally well to cannibalism.”
“Picture being forced to talk endlessly about your feelings and listen and care when what you needed was just to get something done.”
“Instead of giving in to cynicism and division, let's move forward with the confidence and optimism and unity that define us as a people.”
“When I was a kid, I was at a bowling alley and I ran into a soda machine. I still have the scar on my right eyebrow obviously.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It was my responsibility that this world got itself an atom bomb, because there were only a handful of nuclear physicists in the thirties - only a handful. And we were all beating the desk and saying "How wonderful it will be if we discover atomic fission.”
“The actions you take today not only impact you; they influence generations. Every matter matters for eternity.”
“When you look at the piece of paper, and there's just words on there, you interpret it as the actor to whatever you think is right. There may not be the hidden meaning behind the dialogue, because you don't really get to see what's going on.”

Source : Source: www.movieweb.com
“Do you wish to be free? Then above all things, love God, love your neighbor, love one another, love the common weal; then you will have true liberty.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Edited by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 378, 1895.

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