"But when I went to Hiroshima and began to study or just listen to people's descriptions of their work, it was quite clear they were talking about death all the time, about people dying all around them, about their own fear of death."

-- Robert Jay Lifton

#Talking Quotes #People Quotes #Dying Quotes

“As the world's sole remaining super power and economic powerhouses, our nation's ability to be at the forefront of innovation and production has enabled unparalleled economic success of our nation's workforce.”
“When a woman wins an Oscar for telling a story from a woman's point of view, that's going to be the win. That's the moment.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Direct access to sea is an essential part of foreign policy.”
“All sporting ambition considered, there should always be a relationship to Germany.”
“I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.”

Source : Comment on the Profumo affair, July 1963, in Anthony Sampson 'Macmillan' (1967) p. 243
“The law of England is the greatest grievance of the nation, very expensive and dilatory.”

Source : Gilbert Burnet, Sir Thomas Burnet (1734). “Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time ...: From the revolution to the conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne. To which is added, the author's life, by the editor”, p.658
“Nuclear arms is pretty scary because that could end the world. I'm more interested in that stuff than I am Bill Clinton. I mean, I think Bill Clinton is a good president.”
“It is my sincere opinion that our precious time on earth should not be spent attempting to justify unbelievable acts of cruelty, death, and disease as a part of 'Godâ€™s Plan' or the greater good â€” and clinging to ancient texts that preach ill-concealed bigotry and sexism. Instead, we should find ways to make this life happy and satisfying, without regard to the unknowable nature of an afterlife.”

Source : FaceBook post by David G. McAfee from Mar 22, 2014

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