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In the calculus of western interests, there is no suffering, whatever its scale, which cannot be justified. Chechens, Palestinians, Iraqis, Afghans, Pakistanis are of little importance. ”
The weakness in traditional Scottish nationalism lay in its own inability to grasp that identity could not be the only factor in the march to independence. ”
Those who really value Ukrainian sovereignty should opt for real independence and a positive neutrality: neither a plaything of the West nor Moscow. ”
Independence is the only way Scotland can realise its full political and cultural potential in the 21st century. ”
An education is not so much about making a living as making a person. ”
If our hearts are ready for anything, we will spontaneously reach out when others are hurting. Living in an ethical way can attune us to the pain and needs of others, but when our hearts are open and awake, we care instinctively. ”
I was living in Paris for, like, a year and a half, and I couldn't speak French, so it was just hard to get a baguette or a pastry or whatever. All the stores close at 6 o'clock, and they're not very into hospitality, so it's not a convenient city. It's so pretty, though, but I was raised in Tokyo, so it was hard to understand. ”
I ensure that I read the entire script of each project that comes my way. In fact, it is the script alone that evokes my interest in any film. ”
Outside of hip-hop, it was in comics that I most often found the aesthetics and wisdom of my world reflected. ”
Each of us is living our own private journey, and the more we know about each other, the healthier and happier the world will be. ”