"Behind every word a whole world is hidden that must be imagined. Actually, every word has a great burden of memories, not only just of one person but of all mankind. Take a word such as bread, or war; take a word such as chair, or bed or Heaven. Behind every word is a whole world. I'm afraid that most people use words as something to throw away without sensing the burden that lies in a word."

-- Heinrich BÃ¶ll

#Memories Quotes #War Quotes #Lying Quotes

“In Palestine, the Israelis claim they found a land without people,' a Syrian officer explained to us. 'Now they will take southern Lebanon and claim they have found another land without people if these refugees do not return.”

Source : Robert Fisk (2001). “Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War”, p.130, Oxford University Press, USA
“If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now.”

Source : "Congressman flies U.N. flag". San Francisco Chronicle Interview, www.wnd.com. May 27, 2003.
“the car, by bisecting the human outline, diminishes it, producing a race of half-people in a motion not of their own making”
“Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.”
“Youâ€™re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. Youâ€™ve done something.”
“Everyone sort of lives with their rulers in the past and doesnâ€™t look at coming changes.”
“Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure.”
“I grew up in predominantly black neighborhoods and went to predominantly black schools. And hip-hop is what I grew up listening to in my teenage years. Basically I'm just being myself.”

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