Today when we say the West we are already referring to the West and to Russia. We could use the word 'modernity' if we exclude Africa, and the Islamic world, and partially China.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Related Today when we say the West we are already referring to the West and to Russia. We could use the word... ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... A couple of customers interrupted [...] who wanted to know if we had some YA book about ants and ali... SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... We may not get to choose how we die, but we can chose how we live. The universe may for... SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON Dreams are hopeful because they exist as pure possibility. Unlike memories, which are fossils, long ... SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because w... GABRIELLE ZEVIN Because you can only die once but you can suffer forever. SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Life's irony;The West embrace homosexuality & lesbianism,but detest polygamy,but Africa embrace poly... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The more we give, the more we reap the benefits of feeling good in helping others. We are all capabl... ANGIE KARAN So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Orion is above the horizon now, and near it Jupiter, brighter than it will ever be ... But i expect ... THOMAS HARRIS If we're honest with ourselves, most of us know the one thing we lack. CRAIG GROESCHEL Russia wants to play mediator between the West and Islamic world. But that won't bring any good beca... ALEXEI ARBATOV I am aware that everyone that exists has a story, and we all exist because that story is important f... ARZELL Dae FATE NAYAE Nanagha Vandhuttoom Da, Sandy , Na Nata, London Lass,Russian Grapes, Ellorum Ippa Van... SATHESH KUMAR M we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI I'm already gone. I died that night on the side of that road with my sister. TRISHA LEAVER Perfection isn't everything," she said as she turned and walked away. "I think the flaws are what ma... TRISHA LEAVER With her I'd buried myself, every memory of who I was now, six feet under with the sister I'd put th... TRISHA LEAVER We hate Simple Minds. They were no.1 in our Top Five Bands or Musicians who will have to be shot com... NICK HORNBY She is sugar, curiosity, and rain. E. LOCKHART It's a lie to think that you are not good enough. It's a lie to think that you are not beautiful. It... DISON ARNIBAL I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made ... RALPH WALDO EMERSON Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Everyone is the Umbrella Man and he is everyone. Every cough, sneeze, smile and wave means both ever... CRAIG CLEVENGER I take ISIS at its word. When they said, in their words, 'We'll use and exploit the refugee ... MIKE MCCAUL When we die our deeds shall be left for humanity to judge & our flesh shall become dust for humanity... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) In every passing moment that is not appreciated time cannot give it back to you. So in moments of id... GARY F EVANS... The philosophical connection between the Islamic world and the West is much closer than I thought. D... TARIQ RAMADAN The future belongs to all who, refusing to look back at the past move ahead with the clock as it tic... ODO SIMON AGBO Air is approximately 21% oxygen, our brains feed off of oxygen. So basically we are all airheads. ANDONI GARCIA Inspired By Beauty In Creation We Are One DANIEL GILMAN Are shadows a shadowy reflection of the soul or is it a reflection of who we really are, or possibly... GARY F EVANS... We are this fucking stick in the end... DEYTH BANGER It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON Russia wants to win global clout by acting as a mediator amid growing tensions between the West and ... ALEXEI ARBATOV What will happen if we go to 0 day? ... Everything has been wipe out from the techno... DEYTH BANGER We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL Standing on the edge of that darkness, she felt the stirrings of reckless want. A wild sort of brave... EMILY LLOYD-JONES Weirdly enough, the more we give away, the richer we become. CRAIG GROESCHEL It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON Could it be possible for humanity to put their differences aside for the survival of our species, un... GARY F EVANS... Empathy is a bridge. Our sufferings connect us. Let pain make you softer. AKIROQ BROST Outside... we are just nobody... you could meet me outside... but it doesn't mean that I am DeYtH Ba... DEYTH BANGER Come on... come on... I am waiting for answer... ... Silence doesn't make it... bet... DEYTH BANGER What, the glass is half-full instead of half-empty? Bullshit. What they don't tell you is that regar... T.J. KLUNE That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it. EMINEM Contrary to public opinion,the West Is not saturated business wise,but if one can think uniquely & v... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Preparation is good for success and it is a noble thing to prepare excellently for success, but in r... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Everything passes by, and we are left with just our memories BEN OAK We are far from perfect but willing to be different. CRAIG GROESCHEL The first questions to be asked and answered in every contingency of life being: How will this thoug... ALDOUS HUXLEY We each can accomplish so much in this world. There is no room for boredom ROXE When you tell me your story or about yourself I understand who you are and are able to share who I a... BRENT M. JONES We should not blame people by the mistakes of others. DANIEL MELGAçO He gave everything to everybody. Except to me. J.K. ROWLING We are from the West. The world we suggest should be of a new wild West, a sensuous, evil world, str... JIM MORRISON i know im not the girl you wanted. not the one you want to hear from. but what you see is what you g... SIMI GREWAL When we are kind and forgiving, we will be forgiven. DEBASISH MRIDHA We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian... AI WEIWEI Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for ... JOE MANCHIN This just rams home how much the Western world is dependent upon the 'Wild West' for its energy supp... IAN HENDERSON A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe", a part limited in time and space. ALBERT EINSTEIN It was pivotal in making you but you don't remember it. Or do you? Do we understand the events that ... DOUGLAS COUPLAND We all try to camouflage the monotony, But it takes a lot of energy. To insist on being special all ... PETER HøEG See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be E. LOCKHART The Bible consistently and directly indicates that when we give generously, we're serving, honoring,... CRAIG GROESCHEL Historically, people move west more than east. People go east only when invited. When opportunity kn... KAREN HINES Every story needs some sort of secret that impels it forward. Otherwise why would the reader bother ... DEB LOUGHEAD Somewhere in the ruins above them, the cats are howling. ANTHONY DOERR The only thing that we cannot control is our supporters. JOSE MOURINHO We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West. We must partici... TAHAR BEN JELLOUN I don't know where to go. I don't know what comes now." "Don't worry," Will said. "We'll figur... LAUREN OLIVER To say to that you will never forget ,is always a sincere and an honest way to express ones self to ... GARY F EVANS... The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever. E.LOCKHART اگر میخواهید جایی زندگی کنید که مردمش از موش ها نمیترسن... EMILY LOCKHART You hate cake doughnuts." "Of course," says Mirren. "But we didn't get the cake, we got glazed ... E.LOCKHART There are parallel universes in which different events have happened to the same people. An alternat... E. LOCKHEART There is not even a scrabble word for how bad I feel. E. LOCKHEART He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. E. LOCKHART Johnny, he is bounce, effort, and snark. Mirren, she is sugar, curiosity, and rain. Gat, h... E.LOCKHART Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young. E. LOCKHART Convinced that we're living the whole time that we're dying. We decide to go out walking the wh... TEGAN QUIN If we're honest, most of us are doing okay. CRAIG GROESCHEL We are very proud of them. The old AAAA-West is pretty tough. (The AAAA-West has) won the state cham... CHARLES BERRY We live in relative world with relatives. DEYTH BANGER It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to h... RENEE AHDIEH Cease with the displays of false modesty. The entire palace knows about it." A feeling of warmt... RENEE AHDIEH Do you know why I adore roses?" Shahrzad untied the knot of his tikka sash with deliberate slowness.... RENEE AHDIEH Where were you?" Shahrzad tried to control the tremor in her voice. "Not where I should have b... RENEE AHDIEH As always. As ever. As a rose to the sun. RENEE AHDIEH Forever is a long long time and time has a way of changing things WALT DISNEY COMPANY When we put LIVE backwards it spells EVIL, interesting how one word can have two totally opposing me... GARY F EVANS... I love you." she whispered into the rough wool of his sweater. L.J. SMITH And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three,... MONTY PYTHON I make mistakes. That's what I do. I speak without thinking, I act without knowing. I d... CANDACE BUSHNELL
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ALEKSANDR SEBRYAKOV If you expect too much and do too little, you are bound for disappointment. If you talk too much and... ALEKSANDR SEBRYAKOV We live in the 21st century, the wisest generation yet to come, where you have the freedom to say an... ALEKSANDR SEBRYAKOV Wife, to him, was someone who stood for stability, for coming home, for dealing with all the sh... ALEKSANDR VOINOV If you could only live once, once only, how would you live or change your life? Why don't you? ALEKSANDR SEBRYAKOV Think twice before you make a mistake that you'll regret for the rest of your life. ALEKSANDR SEBRYAKOV I am a wanderer passionately in love with life. ALEKSANDR KUPRIN You want the truth? I’ve been fucked and betrayed often enough to not trust anybody. And that incl... ALEKSANDR VOINOV You must go deeper into Russia - 150 kilometres from Moscow or more, and look there. The kids are fe... ALEKSANDR LEBED There is no reason why I should call myself a democrat. ALEKSANDR LEBED In order to build basic democracy here we'll need lives of two generations - at least forty year... ALEKSANDR LEBED I counted on sixty days only, but I held out for 133. I didn't go into power, but to get power I... ALEKSANDR LEBED And this system sorted out the Chechen war in just 20 days. This way, I used the President's pow... ALEKSANDR LEBED It wasn't poverty that drove me on. ALEKSANDR KUPRIN He understood it then. The potential, the utter, unbelievable freedom to be whoever existed undernea... ALEKSANDR VOINOV Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your ne... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-pla... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN For a country to have a great writer is like having another government. That's why no r?gime has eve... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN This book is an agglomeration of lean-tos and annexes and there is no knowing how big the next addit... ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN I was in a state of witless shock, as though flames had suddenly enwrapped and paralyzed me so that ... ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being? ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely inter... ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth. ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN I'd rather have the United States be the world's policeman than the Soviet Union be the world's jail... ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've... ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere el... ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN He had drawn many a thousand of these rations in prisons and camps, and though he'd never had an opp... ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That is why no regime has e... ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN I have spent all my life under a Communist regime, and I will tell you that a society without any ob... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him. ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is m... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth. ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN When truth is discovered by someone else, it loses something of its attractiveness. ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN Our envy of others devours us most of all ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless if there isn't the will to do what is right ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your m... ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the twentieth century, and more than anywhe... ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which ... ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN I am of course confident that I will fulfill my tasks as a writer in all circumstances -- from my gr... ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those ... ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Literature becomes the living memory of a nation. ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect... ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which ... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the twentieth century, and more than anywhe... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN I am of course confident that I will fulfill my tasks as a writer in all circumstances -- from my gr... ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN