"There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add to this the soldier's sense of shame for having fought in actions that resulted, indirectly or directly, in the deaths of civilians. Then pile on top of that an attitude of social opprobrium, an attitude that made the fighting man feel personally morally responsible for the war, and you get your proverbial walking time bomb."

-- Philip Caputo

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“China has seen a great deal of economic progress. It's certainly rather of a miracle. The growing role of the market in the economy will force China to open up its political system over time and to move toward a more democratic society. So taken as a whole, the one real failure in this whole business has been Russia.”
“Let me tell you the following words as if I were showing you the rungs of a ladder leading upward and upward: Herzl; the Zionist Congress; the English Uganda proposition; the future world war; the peace conference where with the help of England a free and Jewish Palestine will be created.”
“The process of writing a poem represents work done on the self of the poet, in order to make form.”
“Hard to believe lightning can strike twice, but it surely did. The moment Caitriona Balfe came on screen, I sat up straight and said, â€˜There she is!â€™ She and Sam Heughan absolutely lit up the screen with fireworks.”

Source : "Ron Moore's 'Outlander' Sets Female Lead" by Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 11, 2013.
“Conformity will be the only virtue and any man who refuses to conform will have to pay the penalty.”
“I came like Water, and like Wind I go.”

Source : Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald, Christopher Decker (1997). “Edward FitzGerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: A Critical Edition”, p.149, University of Virginia Press
“I grew up watching my Dad, Uncles Ciaran Murray and Brendan Murray, and cousin, Aedin Murray, who were all national caliber Gaelic football players in Ireland. I try to watch as much Gaelic football as I can, it is my first love. I bleed Green, White, and Orange. Gaelic football players donâ€™t get paid to play, you play to represent your county that is more important than earning money.”
“Practical! On Wednesday afternoons I could be practically anything. What's up?”

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