quotes about Beads

“The death of classical music is perhaps its oldest continuing tradition.”

Source : Charles Rosen (2001). “Critical Entertainments”, p.295, Harvard University Press

“You learn to accept defeat graciously in golf. Unlike other sports, the game itself is a constant opponent. It never stops. A golfer is fortunate to win a few times. We spend our whole lives trying to conquer something, and we lose a lot more than we win.”

“I think by laying it out for the viewer I'm avoiding the issue of bias.”

“We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.”

“United States: the country where liberty is a statue.”

“I will not rule out anything. I don't speculate on my own future. I'll wait and see what happens.”

Source : Source: bleacherreport.com

“If NATO troops walk in Crimea, they will immediately deploy their forces there. Such a move would be geopolitically sensitive for us because, in this case, Russia would be practically ousted from the Black Sea area. We'd be left with just a small coastline of 450 or 600km, and that's it!”

“When are we left-wingers going to learn that we are losing the cultural and political battle with conservatives because we are fractured into narcissistic special-interest groups? Why should an antiwar protestor be so concerned about her dietary identity? The political opinions of vegetarians and meat-eaters are, after all, equally important. And what does it tell us about vegetarians that it would never occur to meat-eaters to carry a sign that reads "Pacifist Pork Chop Lover for Peace" or "Backyard Rib Barbecuer for International Nuclear Disarmament"?”

“A psychologically engrossing novel about the homes we make-in our houses, in our neighborhoods, and in the hearts of our loved ones. Laken takes on that great unspoken American subject-class-and does so with frankness, acuity and surpassing feeling. DREAM HOUSE is a memorable debut novel from a fully mature talent.”

“To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.”