#stern

Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country, Caspian Sea, all these. ↗

— Ahmet Davutoglu

#asian #black #caucasian #country #eastern

I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of Western democracy at any price. ↗

— John le Carre

#any #certainly #committed #democracy #find

Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#gay #human #invention #reality #western

My mother, Dorothy Watson, had met my father in a Greek class at Northwestern University. ↗

— James Cronin

#dorothy #father #greek #had #met

No doubt Western civilization has in the past been full of wars and revolutions, and the national elements in our culture, even when they were ignored, always provided an unconscious driving force of passion and aggressive self-assertion. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#always #been #civilization #culture #doubt

It has been true in Western societies and it seems to be true elsewhere that you do not find democratic systems apart from capitalism, or apart from a market economy, if you prefer that term. ↗

— Peter L. Berger

#be true #been #capitalism #democratic #economy

When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

#cooking #dance #eastern #generally #i

I love westerns, I'd love to make more of them. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#i love #love #make #more #them

Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. ↗

— Lord Byron

#moralist #out #pleasure #pour #sages

If you want to send a message, try Western Union. ↗

— Frank Capra

#send #try #union #want #western