“Peace is the respect for the rights of the other person.”
― Gioconda Belli, quote from The Inhabited Woman
“النمو في الحياة لا يتم إلا بعبور حدود الشخصية: اكتشاف قدرات يعتقد الواحد منا أنه لا يملكها.”
― Gioconda Belli, quote from The Inhabited Woman
“لا بد من تعلّم أن يكون الإنسان رفيقًا طيبًا لنفسه.”
― Gioconda Belli, quote from The Inhabited Woman
“Pero Sara no entendería que ella se sintiera tan contenta. no entendía el placer de ser uno mismo, tomar decisiones, tener la vida bajo control. Sara había pasado del padre-padre al padre-marido.”
― Gioconda Belli, quote from The Inhabited Woman
“Nadie puede decir cuál habría sido nuestra historia si tanta tribu no hubiese sido aniquilada. Los españoles decían que debían civilizarnos, hacernos abandonar la barbarie. Pero ellos, con barbarie, nos dominaron, nos despoblaron. En pocos años hicieron más sacrificios humanos que nosotros en el tiempo largo que transcurrió desde las primeras festividades.”
― Gioconda Belli, quote from The Inhabited Woman
“Nuestra herencia de tambores batientes ha de continuar latiendo en la sangre de estas generaciones.
Es lo único, Yarince, que permaneció: la resistencia.”
― Gioconda Belli, quote from The Inhabited Woman
“In any case, if they don't do it to you, they do it to someone else...if you let them do it to others, you become an accomplice, intentionally or not”
― Gioconda Belli, quote from The Inhabited Woman
“كلنا شعرنا بالخوف، ما يهم ليس الإحساس به، بل التغلب عليه.”
― Gioconda Belli, quote from The Inhabited Woman
“Each party has a platform--a pre-fixed menu of beliefs making up its worldview. The candidate can choose one of the two platforms, but remember: no substitutions.
For example, do you support healthcare? Then you must also want a ban on assault weapons. Pro limited government? Congratulations, you are also anti-abortion.
Luckily, all human opinion falls neatly into one of the two clearly defined camps. Thus, the two-party system elegantly represents the bi-chromatic rainbow that is American political thought.”
― Jon Stewart, quote from America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
“Sometimes family hurts you more than they could ever love you.”
― Tijan, Fallen Crest Public”
― Tijan, quote from Fallen Crest Public
“I knew we could never hide how special you are," he murmured against my hair.”
― Gennifer Albin, quote from Crewel
“The die was cast. It was a proud day for the Milligan family as I was taken from the house. "I'm too young to go," I screamed as Military Policemen dragged me from my pram, clutching a dummy. At Victoria Station the R.T.O. gave me a travel warrant, a white feather and a picture of Hitler marked "This is your enemy." I searched every compartment, but he wasn't on the train. At 4.30, June 2nd, 1940, on a summer's day all mare's tails and blue sky we arrived at Bexhill-on-Sea, where I got off. It wasn't easy. The train didn't stop there.”
― Spike Milligan, quote from Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
“Women still dream and hope, pin their emotions on some man who doesn't reciprocate, and end up in confusion.”
― Elisabeth Elliot, quote from Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control
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