"All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon."

History, Memory, Breaking, Dragon, Shadow

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"All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon."

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"The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

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"The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion."

Arthur C. Clarke, English Writer

History, Religion, Morality, Mankind

"They were obviously headstones of graves, though the graves themselves no longer existed as either mounds or depressions; the years had leveled all. Scattered here and there, more massive blocks showed where some pompous or ambitious monument had once flung its feeble defiance at oblivion."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

History, Death, Decay, Memory

"There was something melancholic about that symbol of their nation's promise of freedom, a bell with a chipped mouth and cleft body."

E.A. Bucchianeri, American Author

History, Symbolism, Patriotism, Emotion

"The United States was born in the country and moved to the city in the nineteenth century."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

History, Country, City, America

"This is no war of chieftains or of princes, of dynasties or national ambition; it is a war of peoples and of causes. There are vast numbers, not only in this Island but in every land, who will render faithful service in this war, but whose names will never be known, whose deeds will never be recorded. This is a War of the Unknown Warriors."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

History, War, Honor, Service, Humanity

"The past is not a package one can lay away."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

History, Past, Memory, Time

"The double-crossed, might-have-been history of my country is not the study of what actually took place here: it's the study of historians' studies. . . .Memories are their own descendants masquerading as the ancestors of the present."

David Mitchell, British Novelist

History, Memory, Study, Truth

"The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that when nations are strong they are not always just and when they wish to be just they are no longer strong."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

History, Power, Justice, Strength

"An important part of what the state does is preserving its history."

James R. Thompson, American Politician

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"The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived."

Strength, Resilience, Survival, Adaptation, Nature

"All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon."

History, Memory, Breaking, Dragon, Shadow

"The old blood is indeed still strong in the Two Rivers."

Identity, Heritage, Pride, Blood, Legacy

"Time to toss the dice."

Risk, Chance, Dice, Fate, Uncertainty

"Image perception makes a big difference. That's one of the things I tell entrepreneurs today. Fine, focus on products, focus on customers and all that good stuff - that's necessary. But the image that you project is also key. Don't forget that."

Strategy, Image, Business, Entrepreneur, Focus

"Whether the bear beats the wolf or the wolf beats the bear, the rabbit always loses."

Inequality, Conflict, Power, Victim, Loss

"Heroes in the stories never had to sleep in haystacks, or under hedges. But it was not easy to pretend, anymore, that he was a hero in a story."

Illusion, Hero, Reality, Sleep, Fantasy

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"The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever."

"The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion."

"They were obviously headstones of graves, though the graves themselves no longer existed as either mounds or depressions; the years had leveled all. Scattered here and there, more massive blocks showed where some pompous or ambitious monument had once flung its feeble defiance at oblivion."

"There was something melancholic about that symbol of their nation's promise of freedom, a bell with a chipped mouth and cleft body."

"The United States was born in the country and moved to the city in the nineteenth century."

"The past is not a package one can lay away."

"The double-crossed, might-have-been history of my country is not the study of what actually took place here: it's the study of historians' studies. . . .Memories are their own descendants masquerading as the ancestors of the present."

"The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that when nations are strong they are not always just and when they wish to be just they are no longer strong."

"An important part of what the state does is preserving its history."

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"The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived."

"If your enemy offers you two targets, strike at a third."

"To believe a thing is not to make it true."

"A woman's eyes cut deeper than a knife."

"All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon."

"The old blood is indeed still strong in the Two Rivers."

"Time to toss the dice."

"Image perception makes a big difference. That's one of the things I tell entrepreneurs today. Fine, focus on products, focus on customers and all that good stuff - that's necessary. But the image that you project is also key. Don't forget that."

"Whether the bear beats the wolf or the wolf beats the bear, the rabbit always loses."

"Heroes in the stories never had to sleep in haystacks, or under hedges. But it was not easy to pretend, anymore, that he was a hero in a story."