tuque /tūk/ n Canadian English, var. toque [19th c. Canadian French, from the French toque, from the Basque tauka] 1 A close-fitting knitted cap, often with a long tapering end or tassel or pompom. 2 fig Something quintessentially Canadian.
souq /sūk/ n from the Arabic سوق var. souk 1 An open-air marketplace. 2 fig A central meeting place for the circulation of news and ideas.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Quote-Unquote: Mahatma Gandhi

"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history."
--Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, attributed.

(Context: Quoted in the introduction to PREM: The Heartbeat of a Movment, 2003.)

2 comments:

otenaw1 said...

J'ai ça. (-:

otenaw1 said...

Je voulais dire: J'aime ça.