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Quote by Graham Greene
In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of demo

In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock! – Graham Greene

Other quotes by Graham Greene

I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect — it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman. – Graham Greene

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Corruption
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The truth has never been of any real value to any human being – it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths. – Graham Greene

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Truth
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Peace
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To keep it simple you run your gym like you run your house. Keep it clean and in good running order. No jerks allowed, members pay on time and if they give you any crap, throw them out. Theres peace where theres order. – Joe Gold

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Peace

In a tribal organization, even in time of peace, service to tribe or state predominates over all self seeking in war, service for the tribe or state becomes supreme, and personal liberty is suspended. – Arthur Keith

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Peace

Why are we talking about talking? Why negotiating about negotiating? Its very simple. If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions on the side, sit down opposite a table, not in a studio, by the way. – Benjamin Netanyahu

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Peace

I am a peace supporting Jew. – Alan Dershowitz

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I cook a little bit. I make a Hungarian dish called chicken paprikash thats out of this world. Ill give a heads-up to all of your readers that it doesnt have to be between Thai and Mexican every night. Toss some Hungarian in every once in a while. You will not be sorry. Good, solid peasant food. – Adam Carolla

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Food

The black moment is the moment when the real message of transformation is going to come. At the darkest moment comes the light. – Joseph Campbell

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Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis — a good hot cup of coffee. – Alexander King

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You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things. – Jon Stewart

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Hope