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My father was in the First World War. - Doris Lessing

My father was in the First World War. – Doris Lessing

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What society doesnt realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they dont now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared. – Doris Lessing

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Learning
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Doris Lessing
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Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse. – Doris Lessing

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Society
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Doris Lessing
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Other Quotes from
War
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I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies. – Sheryl Crow

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War

Even under the best of circumstances, the road back from war is difficult. – Ron Wyden

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War

Ideas are the great warriors of the world, and a war that has no idea behind it, is simply a brutality. – James A. Garfield

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War

Accursed be he that first invented war. – Christopher Marlowe

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War

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I rarely see one of the summer blockbuster movies. Id like to see a stronger focus on smaller, smarter movies. – Christopher Meloni

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movies

Fate stalks us with depressing monotony from womb to tomb, and, when we are least expecting it, deals us a series of crushing blows from behind. – Hesketh Pearson, The Whispering Gallery

Category:
Curmudgeonesque

The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point he should not worry himself too much about not being a thief any more. Thieving is Gods message to him. Let him try and be a good thief. – Samuel Butler

Category:
Crime

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. – Sicilian Proverb

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Friendship