"My foregrounds are imaginary, my backgrounds real."

-- Gustave Flaubert

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“With many sovereign states, with no system of law enforceable among them, with each state judging its grievances and ambitions according to the dictates of its own reason or desire - conflict, sometimes leading to war, is bound to occur.”

Source : Kenneth N. Waltz (2010). “Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis”, p.159, Columbia University Press
“The distinctions of personal merit and influence, so conspicuous in a republic, so feeble and obscure under a monarchy, were abolished by the despotism of the emperors; who substituted in their room a severe subordination of rank and office, from the titled slaves who were seated on the steps of the throne, to the meanest instruments of arbitrary power.”
“The best time of day for sex is anytime because it's sex.”
“I think often that God is guiding me.”

Source : "Natalia Makarova, Kennedy Center honoree". Interview with Allan Ulrich, www.sfgate.com. December 5, 2012.
“WindClan has traveled a long time. It's nearly a moon since ShadowClan drove us from our home. The weather is turning colder, and leaf-bare will be here soon. We have no choice but to stay.”
“If you send it halfway around the world before it is eaten, an organic food still may be 'good' for the consumer, but is it 'good' for the food system?”

Source : Gary Paul Nabhan (2002). “Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods”, p.47, W. W. Norton & Company
“That's the nature of my [stand-up] act: black man with a white baby.”
“Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.”

Source : Joseph H. Pilates, William John Miller (1998). “Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology”, Presentation Dynamics Incorporated

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