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I think that there is far too much work done in the world, that immense harm is caused by the belief that work is virtuous,… — Bertrand Russell
Here's the truth: the Soviet Union had thousands of nuclear weapons, and Iran doesn't have a single one. But when the world was on the… — Barack Obama
Writing has nothing to do with meaning. It has to do with landsurveying and cartography, including the mapping of countries yet to come. — Gilles Deleuze
He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would… — Megan Whalen Turner
Surely there can't be so many countries worth dying for.' Anything worth living for,' said Nately, 'is worth dying for.' And anything worth dying for,'… — Joseph Heller
What makes me myself rather than anyone else is the very fact that I am poised between two countries, two or three languages, and several… — Amin Maalouf
I would like travelers, especially American travelers, to travel in a way that broadens their perspective, because I think Americans tend to be some of… — Rick Steves
Because European countries now resolve differences through negotiation and consensus, there's sometimes an assumption that the entire world functions in the same way. But let… — George W. Bush
It is said that in some countries trees will grow, but will bear no fruit because there is no winter there. — John Bunyan
Workers â€“ men and women â€“ of all countries, place yourselves under the banner of the Fourth International. It is the banner of your approaching… — Leon Trotsky
Too many women in too many countries speak the same language, of silence... — Hillary Clinton
Every day we're told that we live in the greatest country on earth. And it's always stated as an undeniable fact: Leos are born between… — David Sedaris
In the end we had the pieces of the puzzle, but no matter how we put them together, gaps remained, oddly shaped emptinesses mapped by… — Jeffrey Eugenides
The value of your travels does not hinge on how many stamps you have in your passport when you get home -- and the slow… — Rolf Potts
I'm absolutely removed from the world at such times...The hours go by without my knowing it. Sitting there I'm wandering in countries I can see… — Gustave Flaubert
Thatâ€™s what religion does. It points a finger. It causes wars. It breaks apart countries. Itâ€™s a petri dish for stereotypes to grow in. Religionâ€™s… — Jodi Picoult
Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals. — Mahatma Gandhi
Long after her death I felt her thoughts floating through mine. Long before we met we had had the same dreams. We compared notes. We… — Vladimir Nabokov
Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own… — Sydney J. Harris
Most countries are static, all they need to do is keep having babies. But America's like this big old clanking smoking machine that just lumbers… — Neal Stephenson

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