"The Crimean War is one of the bad jokes of history."

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Source : 1943 The Two Marshals.

Philip Guedalla

#War Quotes #Jokes Quotes

“The main thing is that we are part of the reality in ourselves to perfect one's power of discovery and that leads to the discovery of our organic ourselves without fear of immersing ourselves in the earth, the sea, fire or air.”
“In between training sessions, I'll often watch DVDs of King Kong, Godzilla or Frankenstein, just to keep my mind on the task in hand and remind myself of the magnitude of the challenge.”
“I'm not saying that I made a film to make young people feel great, not such a simple message, but I really felt that I will not go back to do something depressing. I had to make something happy and funny, and show that there are always many ways to continue - even when you're feeling ugly, or you are forgotten by your parents.”
“People who stay in the same town with the same friends for their entire lives never get a chance to find out who they can really be, because they will always be considered as who they were.”
“There is a prophetic release that occurs in a church or an individual who fasts continually for forty days.”
“There were many times when I kept silent about being Jewish as I got older, when Jewish jokes were told.”
“If you need more than 10 rounds to hunt, and some argue they hunt with that many rounds, you shouldn't be hunting. If you can't get the deer in 3 shots, you shouldn't be hunting. You are an embarrassment.”
“When the water reaches the upper level, follow the rats.”

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