"I think in America, especially today, our relationship to war is incredible distant. Yet narratives of war have such a primal power in this culture. They mainline directly into a whole series of emotional reactions and understandings of American patriotism, masculinity, and all of these other things."

-- Phil Klay

#War Quotes #Emotional Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Whether I'm on the road or at home, I get a great deal done on elliptical machines. I use my iPad to conquer my email inbox, listen to audio books, use my Voxer Walkie Talkie app, and read through documents.”
“The human venture depends absolutely on this quality of awe and reverence and joy in the Earth and all that lives and grows upon the Earth. As soon as we isolate ourselves from these currents of life and from the profound mood that these engender within us, then our basic life-satisfactions are diminished. None of our machine-made products, none of our computer-based achievements can evoke that total commitment to life.”
“Don't settle for mediocrity; never let good enough be good enough.”
“Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people.”
“Gym Class is a band I am more directly involved with than any other band except for Fall Out Boy.”
“Getting staked had been a hard lesson in choosing one's friends wisely.”
“Soft rock music isnâ€™t rock, and it ainâ€™t music. Itâ€™s just soft.”
“Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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