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I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty. – Jane Smiley

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Somehow, knowing that Alzheimers is coming mocks all ones aspirations – to tell stories, to think through certain issues as only a novel can do, to be recognised for ones accomplishments and hard work – in a way that old familiar death does not. – Jane Smiley

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Death
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Jane Smiley
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When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader to experience 200,000 delights, and to turn back to the first page of the book and experience them all over again, perhaps more intensely. – Jane Smiley

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Experience
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Jane Smiley
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We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills we shall never surrender. – Winston Churchill

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War

Im old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war. – Harry Browne

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War

Theres no doubt that usually a presidents public image is enhanced by going to war. That never did appeal to me. – Jimmy Carter

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War

The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention argues that no two countries that are both part of the same global supply chain will ever fight a war as long as they are each part of that supply chain. – Thomas Friedman

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War

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Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that – one stitch at a time taken patiently and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. – Aristotle

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A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. – Fred A. Allen

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Were real people and were a band thats been playing on the scene for a long time. Weve made a lot of friends, and one enemy weve always had was the NME. Theyve always basically slated us and theyve basically never ever written about the music. – Dan Hawkins

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