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Columbus only discovered that he was in some new place. He didn't discover America.


Louise Erdrich

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LOUISE HAY I don't know why they waited to the last minute to leave Paris. But they had amazing foresight and l...
LOUISE BORDEN Rules meant order. Without them they’d be killing each other. It began with butting in, with parki...
LOUISE PENNY Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead.
LOUISE BROOKS No man should be shamefaced through his work, to give back to the world a portion of its lost heart.
LOUISE BOGAN It is a tragedy for the people of Nepal that full-scale armed conflict may now resume.
LOUISE ARBOUR until the accused are in custody.
LOUISE ARBOUR Two phenomena, in my view, are particularly disturbing: One is the prevalence of the use of torture ...
LOUISE ARBOUR I remind the government of its international obligation to respect the right of peaceful assembly, a...
LOUISE ARBOUR The Chinese authorities indicated that they want to ratify the covenant as early as possible.
LOUISE ARBOUR Let us be clear, the proposal before the General Assembly is the fruit of compromise. It cannot be a...
LOUISE ARBOUR We continue to demand that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia get immedia...
LOUISE ARBOUR China has declared its commitment to human rights and has raised expectations for the country to mat...
LOUISE ARBOUR China's rapid economic g rowth has resulted in tremendous progress in reducing poverty and improving...
LOUISE ARBOUR There are millions of people all over the world, right now, who are looking to the United Nations fo...
LOUISE ARBOUR If you can't return a favor, pass it on
LOUISE BROWN I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not a performing glory on...
LOUISE NEVELSON Some people need a slap, in the face, with a shovel!
LOUISE TRENT I'm working on a nonfiction book on Nepal and a novel about diasporas.
LOUISE BROWN I don't have anyone curbing my instincts, doing anything destructive to my self opinion.
LOUISE POST …believing sarcasm and rude remarks kept the monsters at bay. They didn’t.
LOUISE PENNY Living things don't all require
light in the same degree. Some of us
make our own light: a...
LOUISE GLüCK And the kittykats would have to erect scaffolding and a pulley to get him down. Mind you, I wouldn't...
LOUISE RENNISON