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“But when I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all.... You can be quiet and it contains the whole thing.”
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“The difference between a politician and a pickpocket is that a pickpocket doesn't always get indignant when you tell him to keep his hands to himself.”
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“A man isn't really alive till he has something bigger than himself and his own little happiness, for which he'd gladly die.”
Source : Poul Anderson (2015). “Starfarers”, p.488, Open Road Media
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“What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error.”
Source : Raymond Aron (2017). “The Opium of the Intellectuals”, p.156, Routledge
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“Seek the fellowship of those who enjoy fellowship with the Lord”
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“The first rule in politics is that there are no rules, at least not in the sense of inevitable defeats or inevitable victories. If you have the right policy and the right strategy, you always have a chance of winning. Without them, you can lose no matter how certain the victory seems.”
Source : Tony Blair (2010). “A Journey”, p.2, Random House
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“I was a single mom with two kids. What else was I going to do? It was either be in a band or be a waitress.”
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“Isn't it interesting how men 'leave' their families, but women 'abandon' their children?”
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“The Jews who will it shall achieve their State. We shall live at last as free men on our own soil, and in our own homes peacefully die. The world will be liberated by our freedom, enriched by our wealth, magnified by our greatness. And whatever we attempt there for our own benefit will redound mightily and beneficially to the good of all mankind.”
Source : Theodor Herzl, Ludwig Lewisohn (1955). “Theodor Herzl: a portrait for this age”
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“A label doesn't make something so. A label is just a word. It's what a person does that makes them who they are”
Source : Heather Brewer (2011). “Twelfth Grade Kills #5: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod”, Penguin
