Klas Pontus Arnoldson famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Without [hope and] confidence in a cause, there is no action. Ignorance may be enlightened, superstition wiped out; intolerance may become tolerant, and hate be changed into love; ideas may be quickened, intelligence widened, and men's hearts may be ennobled; but from pessimism which can see nothing but gloomy visions nothing is to be expected.
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Without peace, there is no freedom, individual or national. War and hostilities are a form of slavery.
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Without peace, there is nothing truly human. Peace is harmony. And harmony is the highest ideal of life.
-- Klas Pontus Arnoldson
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I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.
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Toby Zeigler: There's literally no one in the world I don't hate right now.
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I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it.
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I think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists; that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad - I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is.
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Hearts rebuilt from hope resurrect dreams killed by hate.
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I sought them far and found them, The sure, the straight, the brave, The hearts I lost my own to, The souls I could not save They braced their belts about them, They crossed in ships the sea, They sought and found six feet of ground, And there they died for me.
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He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? He would not stay for me to stand and gaze. I shook his hand, and tore my heart in sunder, And went with half my life about my ways.
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Three minutes thought would suffice to find this out; but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.
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Mostly I make lists for projects. This can be daunting. Breaking something big into its constituent parts will help you organize your thoughts, but it can also force you to confront the depth of your ignorance and the hugeness of the task. That's OK. The project may be the lion, but the list is your whip.
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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.
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