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The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnsons on the main drag into

The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnsons on the main drag into maturity. – Paul Theroux

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Tourists dont know where theyve been, travelers dont know where theyre going. – Paul Theroux

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Its only when youre alone that you realize where you are. You have nothing to fall back on except your own resources. – Paul Theroux

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When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as Ive gone on. I certainly dont feel I need his approval, although maybe thats because Im confident that Ive got it. – Paul Theroux

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The purpose of all war is peace. – Augustine of Hippo

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For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace. – Ehud Olmert

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Its to be a person whos able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and knock politicians off their pedestals, to look out for hypocrisy, advocate for all sorts of things from social justice to peace. – Jonathan Shapiro

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Right human relations is the only true peace. – Alice A. Bailey

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Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. – Jesse Jackson

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He who loses wealth loses much he who loses a friend loses more but he that loses his courage loses all. – Miguel de Cervantes

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If I am through learning, I am through. – John Wooden

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