Albert Cossery Quotes
“The world we live in is governed by the most revolting bunch of crooks ever to defile the soil of this planet... You must never take them seriously, which is exactly what they want.”
Quotes to Explore
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You have to find out how to become the character.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.
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The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center serves as a poignant reminder of our past and a trusted source of education for schoolchildren, community members, and visitors from across the country.
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I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.
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I take a lot of pictures.
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I'm a darned good listener.
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The world expects India to be one of the leaders in solving the problems of politics and economics. India sits at the high table in most major multilateral deliberations. What India says is heard with attention and seriousness.
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I'm wondering how many elected figures any of us could find who do not, in the front or back of their minds, remember who does them favors, who doesn't.
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It's a war zone. Terrible things happen.
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Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it.
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Simplicity is a great element of good breeding.
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All my friends started getting boyfriends, but I didn't want a boyfriend, I wanted a thirteen-colour biro.
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I definitely believe that you are drawn to certain things for inexplicable reasons, but in a very powerful way. I don't know what it is exactly, but I know that things happen kind of miraculously sometimes, and so I'm willing to believe that there's something pretty magical out there.
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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.
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When you say your prayers try to understand
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The area where I grew up in Birmingham was very diverse - I was aware of my race but not overly aware of it - and there seemed to be an understanding that we were all very much in the same boat.
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Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.
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When your dealing with a lot of men talking about selling drugs, you have to be the toughest one there, you have to be the one putting in all the work that you are expecting them to do. I was tired of leading from the front and living that life. That was not the aggressive lifestyle that I wanted to live. I wanted to progress as a man.
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I know [Umbridge] by reputation and I'm sure she's no Death Eater-" "She's foul enough to be one..." "Yes, but the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters.
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I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not.
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“The world we live in is governed by the most revolting bunch of crooks ever to defile the soil of this planet... You must never take them seriously, which is exactly what they want.”
