"Nothing can be controlled by one country today; nothing."

-- Helen Gahagan Douglas

#Country Quotes #Today Quotes #Imperialism Quotes

“I always get lost in the library,' he said, 'no matter how many times I go. In fact, I think I get lost there more, the more that I go. Like it's getting to know me and revealing new passages.”
“It is probably not a good idea to ask someone to expound a position they do not accept and do not feel they even fully understand.”
“For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits. When things are not going well, when I'm grumpy or mad, I'll realize that I've not been paying attention to my soul and I've not been following my best routine.”
“The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.”
“I have no fear of the Hereafter. An orthodox hell could hardly be more torture than my life has been.”
“Cold prayers shall never have any warm answers.”
“You can't choose the ways in which you'll be tested.”

Source : Robert J. Sawyer (2009). “Calculating God”, p.85, Macmillan
“Thus does the unyielding, inescapable future ineluctably devour the present.”

Source : Robert Silverberg (2014). “The Stochastic Man”, p.70, Open Road Media

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