Michel Tournier famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

[The U.S. government] was tired of treaties. They were tired of sacred hills. They were tired of ghost dances. And they were tired of all the inconveniences of the Sioux. So they brought out their cannons. 'You want to be an Indian now?' they said, finger on the trigger.
Growing up in a Canadian household that was more British than Big Ben, I dreamed of flying to England myself and visiting the places my family never tired of talking about. I always woke up before the plane landed.
When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.
Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be.
A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired.
That experience is the parent of wisdom is an adage the truth of which is recognized by the wisest as well as the simplest of mankind.
The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on earth possess as it really is.
Human mercy is proof of having received divine mercy.
All proofs rest on premises.
Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof.

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