If nations could overcome the mutual fear and distrust whose sombre shadow is now thrown over the world, … - Fridtjof Nansen

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I am a big fan of Dos Passos' stylistic ability, his poetic approach to prose, but the ideas presented in the songs are quite different from those which he exemplified.

Fridtjof Nansen

If nations could overcome the mutual fear and distrust whose sombre shadow is now thrown over the world, and could meet with confidence and good will to settle their possible differences, they would easily be able to establish a lasting peace.

Confidence, Differences, Fear, Lasting, Peace, Shadow

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The first great thing is to find yourself and for that you need solitude and contemplation - at least sometimes. I can tell you deliverance will not come from the rushing noisy centers of civilization. It will come from the lonely places.

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It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.

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Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong. Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention. The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.

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I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.

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Love is life's snow. It falls deepest and softest into the gashes left by the fight - whiter and purer than snow itself.

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