"I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties."

Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian Politician

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"Imagination is the creative force that through necessity yields solutions to resolve the issues that face us."

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"No matter how much enthusiasm and effort you put into writing, if you totally lack literary talent you can forget about being a novelist."

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"But the detail of the poem shows power akin to genius, and reveals to us that much neglected law of literary history -- that potential genius can never become actual unless it finds or makes the Form which it requires."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal that you can gather votes like box tops is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process."

Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician

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"And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and a privilege, not a right."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

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"We are all artists, painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"If you ever desire to give birth to anything at all, then you cannot do without solitude."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Try any goddam thing you like, no matter how boringly normal or outrageous. If it works, fine. If it doesn't, toss it. Toss it even if you love it."

Stephen King, American Author

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"Like most arts, the link between the mind and the pen can chain you like an enslaved workaholic. Even on an intended vacation you suddenly have this killer urge to record whatever the vacation may teach."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

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"Her words dance on the page."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

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"I believe politicians should always remain realistic."

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"True, other countries are helping us. Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources."

Nation

"I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed."

Diplomacy

"You know in the West they support realistic forces."

Support

"You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains."

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"But the Americans have no extra money. They have their own problems. They can provide financial assistance for two, three, four, or six months at most."

Money

"Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources."

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"Imagination is the creative force that through necessity yields solutions to resolve the issues that face us."

"No matter how much enthusiasm and effort you put into writing, if you totally lack literary talent you can forget about being a novelist."

"But the detail of the poem shows power akin to genius, and reveals to us that much neglected law of literary history -- that potential genius can never become actual unless it finds or makes the Form which it requires."

"The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal that you can gather votes like box tops is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process."

"And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and a privilege, not a right."

"We are all artists, painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds."

"If you ever desire to give birth to anything at all, then you cannot do without solitude."

"Try any goddam thing you like, no matter how boringly normal or outrageous. If it works, fine. If it doesn't, toss it. Toss it even if you love it."

"Like most arts, the link between the mind and the pen can chain you like an enslaved workaholic. Even on an intended vacation you suddenly have this killer urge to record whatever the vacation may teach."

"Her words dance on the page."

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"I believe politicians should always remain realistic."

"True, other countries are helping us. Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources."

"I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed."

"You know in the West they support realistic forces."

"You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains."

"But the Americans have no extra money. They have their own problems. They can provide financial assistance for two, three, four, or six months at most."

"But we cannot rely on foreign help indefinitely."

"As for myself, I was never against Russia."

"I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed."

"Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources."