Federalism In The Philippines Quotes & Sayings

If I took the 40 years of my dad talking to me about war and battles and taking me to battlefields and distilled it down into one question, it would probably be the idea of the necessary or unnecessary war. — Suzanne Collins

I wanted to bring the book out right now because I think anyone who cares about Tibet knew there would be disturbances in the run up to the Olympics [2008]. Many Tibetans feel it's their last chance to broadcast their suffering and frustration and pain to the world before the Olympics take place and China is accepted as a modern nation and the world forgets about Tibet. — Pico Iyer

Why do you care what happens to her? I thought we humans were vapors to you, here today and gone tomorrow."
"Caspida is . . . different. She reminds me of someone, someone I'd give my life for if I could."
"The queen?" he asks. "The one who died?"
"Roshana. My dear Ro." My voice is soft as a ripple on the water. "She once ruled the Amulens, and Caspida is her descendant. She has Roshana's strength of spirit, and I cannot look at her without thinking of my old friend. If she were to come to harm on my account . . . I could not bear that through the centuries." I already carry a mountain of shame, a constant reminder of that day on Mount Tissia.
Aladdin lifts a hand and brushes the hair back from my face. "You truly are remarkable, Zahra of the Lamp. — Jessica Khoury

Travelers perceptions do not always reflect the reality of a situation, and ignorance is costing the industry billions. — Paul Dowling

Telling you how I know ... what I know ... it could make things worse than they already are ... for all of us — Dennis Sharpe

More than one side? You're Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Jackass! — Chuck Palahniuk

I feel like Alice in Wonderland. Maybe Lewis G Carroll was on drugs too. — Beatrice Sparks

Subatomic particles exist in all possible states until they are observed - at which point something definite emerges from the soup of possibilities. — Robert Moss

There were symptoms that I saw, and though I went to many doctors and had many tests, no one diagnosed MS. — Teri Garr

Because you know, we live in an era now where everything is pushed. We live in a push world where everything gets pushed to you. It's like, I don't have to wait for you to send it to me, I'll go get it off the Internet. So it was difficult to be back in that sort of situation. But it was cool. — Ja Rule

Stories of all lengths and depths come from different parts of the cave. For a novel, you must lay in mental, physical and spiritual provision as for a siege or for a time of hectic explosions, while a short story is, or can be, a steady, timed flame like the lighting of a blow lamp on a building site full of dry tinder. — Jane Gardam

Clearing away the excess whittles life down to its bare essence, revealing purity of heart, integrity of character and inspiration of purpose, — Kathleen Ann Harper