"I beg Osama to stop warring. He is a Muslim, and Islam means peace. Nobody wins in a war... I wish I were tapped in the problem about Iraq. I knew Saddam enough that I could have talked him into surrendering. But it's too late."

-- Imelda Marcos

#War Quotes #Mean Quotes #Winning Quotes

“Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.”

Source : "Méditations Poétiques". Book by Alphonse de Lamartine, 1820.
“Lita wait! I need advice on taking 5 guys at once!”
“I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy.”
“I don't get my authority from this preexisting paradigm which is quite narrow and only serves a few people. I look elsewhere for alternatives that might be of service to humanity.”
“Surviving, that's my plan.”
“I know you have not thought about it. Italians always act without thinking, it's the glory and the downfall of your civilisation. A German plans a month in advance what his bowel movements will be at Easter, and the British plan everything in retrospect, so it always looks as though everything occurred as they intended. The French plan everything whilst appearing to be having a party, and the Spanish...well, God knows. Anyway, Pelagia is Greek, that's my point.”

Source : Louis de Bernieres (2012). “Corelli's Mandolin: A Novel”, p.412, Vintage
“That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto Rico's status resolved should seek the truth about each option, including the upside and the downside of each.”
“Knowing what to take out and what to leave in is what separates the men from the boys.”

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