"There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances."

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Source : Leon Trotsky (2007). “My Life: An Attempt at an Autobiography”, p.429, Courier Corporation

Leon Trotsky

#Peace Quotes #War Quotes #Circumstances Quotes

“For a stalk to grow or a flower to open there must be time that cannot be forced; nine months must go by for the birth of a human child; to write a book or compose music often years must be dedicated to patient research ...To find the mystery there must be patience, interior purification, silence, waiting....”
“Guys have made livings off me. Nick Anderson got a new contract. Travis Knight got a new contract off me. As a matter of fact, Derek Fisher called me yesterday to thank me. If you double me, I'm kicking out to Eddie, who's the best shooter in the East. Or I'm going to give it to Dwyane, or put it on the ground and come bang on you.”
“Being a heart throb would be crazy.”
“My tribulations are so great, my life so disturbed by the plans daily invented to further the King's wicked intention, the surprises which the King gives me, with certain persons of his council, are so mortal, and my treatment is what God knows, that it is enough to shorten ten lives, much more mine.”

Source : "Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen" by Joanna Denny, Da Capo Press, (p. 175), 2006.
“[T]he hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are Freemen, fighting for the blessings of Liberty - that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men.”
“Evolution loves death more than it loves you or me. This is easy to write, easy to read, and hard to believe.”
“I had a friend where it turned out that she hated my guts, all through our friendship. I thought she was my best friend, and then, in high school, she turned on me and had sordid affairs with all of the people that I'd dated. It was less hurtful because I was in high school, so it was more like, 'What's wrong with you? Gross!”

Source : "Mae Whitman Interview PARENTHOOD and SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 12, 2010.
“The words you say to yourself create your self image.”

Source : Rhonda Britten (2003). “Fearless Loving”, p.49, Penguin

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