Norman Angell (Sir Ralph Norman Angell) Quotes
Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible.
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I joined a radical group at the age of 16 because I'm a passionate man; the good news is that I turned myself around since then. But my character is still quite free and passionate.
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For every benefit conferred, God is to be praised in his gifts. Otherwise when the time of judgment comes, that man will be punished as an ingrate who cannot say to God: 'Your statutes were my song in the land of exile.'
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I'm very happy with what I've accomplished, but we're going for more.
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It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the people they've met before.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.
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I learn my songs by ear.
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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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I've told several writers this, and, again, I get back to it, but if you want to make God smile, tell him your plans.
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Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.
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The true facts are not always obvious. They often have to be looked for.
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People should not judge me on what they hear. Let them wait and see me in action. Then they will see how I serve my people.
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I subscribe to the online Urban Dictionary's definition of nerd: 'one whose IQ exceeds his weight'. I'm also keen on the same Urban Dictionary's definition of geek: 'the person you pick on in high school and wind up working for as an adult'. I happily proclaim myself a book nerd/reading geek and proud of it.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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The whole system of society tells you what to do.
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I can understand the natural anxiety of readers when waiting for another installment of a favourite series, but I think it is much more important to get a book right than it is to have it appear on time.
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Human nature is not simple and any classification that roughly divides men into good and bad, superior and inferior, slave and free, is and must be ludicrously untrue and universally dangerous as a permanent exhaustive classification.
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Paper money has had the effect in your State that it ever will have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open a door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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Security of character would be like a compass, you know? Other people may say that this way is north, or this way might be north. But the compass just says -- north. That's what we count on.
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I am, on principle, opposed to war and in favor of peace because I regard peace as a positive good and war as a positive evil.
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A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life.
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The best you can do for anyone is to thrive fully and be willing to explain to anyone who asks how it is that you are thriving, and what it is that you've discovered - and then, just relax and trust that all truly is well.
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Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible.
