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Quotations on War
1) Wars were won by having the… “other dumb son-of-a-bitch die for his country.” – Patton 2) “Peace has her victories which are no less renowned than war.” – Milton, John ; 1608-1674, British Poet 3) “Peace is the … Continue reading
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Faux Friendship By William Deresiewicz
"…[a] numberless multitude of people, of whom no one was close, no one was distant. …"—War and Peace "Families are gone, and friends are going the same way."—In Treatment We live at a time when friendship has become both all … Continue reading
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Top 30 Failed Technology Predictions
Throughout history man has been making predictions of the future. With the advent of technology, the predictions moved away from religious topics to scientific and technological. Unfortunately for the speakers, many of these failed predictions have been recorded for … Continue reading
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Quotations on Money
1) “Money is like sugar, no point in hoarding it, it’s usually goes bad, or you have to make quite unnecessary cakes to use it up.” – Charles Handy
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Quotations on God and Religion
1) “God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.” – Jarry, Alfred ; 1873-1907, French Playwright, Author 2) “Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you would have good people doing good things and … Continue reading
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Glendalough: A Celtic Pilgrimage by Michael Rodgers
Glendalough: A Celtic Pilgrimage by Michael Rodgers 5 of 5 stars This is the history of St. Kevin of Ireland and the monastery he setup in Wicklow mountains which is now a famous pilgrimage in Ireland. I’ve visited … Continue reading
El viaje a Morrocoy
Nosotros con nuestros amigos, un total de cinco familias fuimos a Morrocoy el día primero de Octubre en la mañana. Nosotros viajamos en automóvil y partimos de Caracas a las seis y media. Viajamos durante tres horas, camino a … Continue reading
An Irish paradigm for Indian authors
It was only after having been to Ireland that I discovered the distinctive parallels we Indians have with the Irish. We shared a common colonial past, do have the same love and hate relationship with the British nation, faced … Continue reading
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Attack On Ayodhya
“Mosques built after destroying temples are the sign of slavery and Muslims should hand over the same to Hindu Society” – Mahatma Gandhi in ‘Navjeevan’ dated July 17, 1937. “Hindus profess secularism because they are cowards and are afraid of … Continue reading
Hitler’s Forgotten Library
The Atlantic Home May 2003 Atlantic You can tell a lot about a person from what he reads. The surviving—and largely ignored—remnants of Adolf Hitler’s personal library reveal a deep but erratic interest in religion and theology by Timothy … Continue reading
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