Imperial Colonization Quotes & Sayings

The aspiration to such uniformity and order alerts us to the fact that modern statecraft is largely a project of internal colonization, often glossed, as it is in its imperial rhetoric, as a 'civilizing mission'. — James C. Scott

Unless US citizens acknowledge and understand their country's imperial past, they will not be able to understand its present or future. Much of the recent and current Hispanic resettlement of parts of the United States is a consequence of empire ... Countercolonization follows colonization, and the waves of migrants always flow back like returning tides. — Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Blue screen of death: she'd crashed his system. Oh, well. Boys were so unstable that way, full of buggy, self-contradictory code, pathetically unoptimized. — Lev Grossman

The more sharp weapons people have in a country, the bigger the disorder will be. — Laozi

When you scan the globe's hot spots, every civil war and massacre, every act of terror and every clash between states has its unique local circumstances. — Atifete Jahjaga

Know what I mean? Eh, eh, Nudge nudge, Say no more? — Eric Idle

Valor and power may gain a lasting memory, but where are they when the brave and mighty are departed? Their effects may remain, but they live not in them any more than the fire in the work of the potter. — Hartley Coleridge

People die. Love endures. — Rick Yancey

Bite me, Dracula. — Rachel Caine

Triathlon is a very friendly sport. You can make friends quite easily. You don't have to be the most talented person. I was never outstanding at any one of the disciplines, but if you're dedicated and you're willing to put the time in, you can really achieve some good results. — Helen Jenkins

James Franco, acting, teaching, directing, writing, producing, photography, soundtracks, editing - is there anything you can do? — Natasha Leggero