“The punishment of every disordered mind is its own disorder.”
― Confessions
― Confessions
“It’s a little-known fact that most terrorist groups fail, and that all of them die. Lest this seem hard to believe, just reflect on the world around you. Israel continues to exist, Northern Ireland is still a part of the United Kingdom, and Kashmir is a part of India. There are no sovereign states in Kurdistan, Palestine, Quebec, Puerto Rico, Chechnya, Corsica, Tamil Eelam, or Basque Country. The Philippines, Algeria, Egypt, and Uzbekistan are not Islamist theocracies; nor have Japan, the United States, Europe, and Latin America become religious, Marxist, anarchist, or new-age utopias. The numbers confirm the impressions.”
― The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
― The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
“When times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going.”
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“Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.”
― Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
― Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
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