#versa

Men are fighting... because they are convinced that the extermination of adversaries is the only means of promoting their own well-being. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#because #convinced #extermination #fighting #means

The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#beautiful #open #ready #souls #things

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#conversation #everybody #more #than #where

Dialogue is the basis of Indian culture, and we don't want to make any enemies. Political and ideological adversaries, perhaps, but not enemies. ↗

— Evo Morales

#any #basis #culture #dialogue #ideological

We Indians are Latin America's moral reserve. We act according to a universal law that consists of three basic principles: do not steal, do not lie and do not be idle. ↗

— Evo Morales

#act #america #basic #basic principles #consists

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does. ↗

— Christopher Morley

#conversation #does #dog #genius #special

We begin the path toward defeating Mexico's real adversary, who represents authoritarianism and the worst antidemocratic practice, who represents a return to corruption as a system and impunity as conviction. That adversary is Pena Nieto and his party. ↗

— Josefina Vazquez Mota

#authoritarianism #begin #conviction #corruption #defeating

Pretty much every weekend, my wife and I have the shall-we-live-in-the-country conversation. I suppose it's something to do with getting older and feeling I want to shed some of the things I've been doing for the last 20 years and go back to my roots. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#been #conversation #doing #every #feeling

When you're suddenly pregnant and no one is standing by your side, even if you're in your 30s, it's a hard conversation. I'm a traditional girl, and I believe in marriage, and I just always thought that's the way I'd be doing this. ↗

— Bridget Moynahan

#believe #conversation #doing #even #girl

The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - becomes sour, raw and confrontational. ↗

— Roger Mudd

#becomes #between #confrontational #constitution #designed