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Friday, August 26, 2016
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LINES FROM MY DIARY
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If patriotism didn’t work for our 1,5 million,
what makes you think it will work for you?
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As a nation, are we going forward or backward?
Who cares?
Why should I?
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The Greeks had their gods.
Americans have their Elvis.
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I am no longer what I used to be yesterday.
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If you can reduce a forgettable chapter
to a single line, you will have a better chance
of being on the right path.
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I spent ten years studying Armenian
and I now live on a continent
that has no use for it.
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Death is inevitable and the art of living consists
in learning to look forward to it
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[arabaliozian]

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Armenians!
Who takes them seriously?
Only themselves.
Who cares what they think?
No one but themselves.
Who gives a damn whether they live or die?
Not even themselves.
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[arabaliozian]

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Estonian proverb: "What you are afraid of overtakes you."

[arabaliozian]

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A nation that surrenders its mind to its political leaders might as well be brain dead. #armenians .

[arabaliozian]

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What kind of men divide the nation?
Answer :
Little men more interested in their own backyards
than in the destiny of the nation.

[arabaliozian]

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we see things not as they are, but as we are. Our understanding is enhanced whenever we think against ourselves,

[arabaliozian]

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Saturday, September 03, 2016
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MIRACLES
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I believe in miracles
and the greatest miracle of all
is the fact that we have survived
our blunders.
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Things may improve with us
if all our organizations adopt solidarity
as their #1 concern.
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You need the strength of Hercules
to separate an Armenian
from his favorite propaganda line.
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Because we have no desire to solve our problems
we call them “jagadakir “ (written on the forehead),
that is, fate or kismet,
which, as everyone in the Middle East knows,
is beyond human control.
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[arabaliozian]

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Sunday, September 04, 2016
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NOTES / COMMENTS
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If you hear an Armenian say
“I love and respect our writers,”
ask him to name one.
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Again and again our enemies tried
to exterminate us and they failed.
We, however, may have better luck.
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There are two kinds of men:
living cadavers and…
On second thought, I was exaggerating.
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When asked to name his favored writer,
Donald Trump replied, “Myself.”
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[arabaliozian]

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4 comments on my writings:
“I spit on you,”
“Everything you say is garbage,”
“You make me puke,”
“What you write is xxxx!” #armenians

[arabaliozian]

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NOT GUILTY
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“You have a low opinion of your fellow Armenians.”
Not all of them. I speak only of Armenians I have known and dealt with.
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“You are an atheist.”
It is not the existence of God that I reject but the things that are done in His name.
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“You have been writing for 50years now. What have you changed?”
Nothing. But I do not consider that my fault. Communities, societies, nations, even empires, civilizations, and cultures commit suicide as surely as individuals.
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“How can you judge Armenians without setting foot on Armenian soil?”
The soil has never been my target.
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“You have pro-Turkish sympathies.”
I respect all honest men regardless of nationality – and that includes Turks as well as Armenians.”
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