"In the question of peace, people spoke up and demonstrated for peace and against the threat of war, the threat of atomic war."

-- Stefan Heym

#War Quotes #People Quotes #Spokes Quotes

“You have to be prepared to die before you can begin to live.”
“Songs are like ropes that you can kind of hang on to or pull yourself up on.”
“Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?”

Source : Wallace Shawn (2009). “Essays”, p.28, Haymarket Books
“Songs need to have the ability to change and to grow for sure. They take on lives of their own. Some songs just don't have that capacity. They're locked within a period of time. And as soon as you take them out of that period of time, they die very quickly.”
“Israel will not tolerate a situation in which Iran has effective control of non-conventional weapons that can be used directly against the state of Israel.”
“Once you have a certain amount of money, it ceases to be an issue. I'd rather put my cultural imprint on the fabric of life. After money, all you want is immortality.”
“I liked reading and working out my ideas in the midst of that endless crowd walking in and out of the (library) looking for something. I, too, was seeking fame and fortune by sitting at the end of a long golden table next to the sets of American authors on the open shelves.”
“Suffering is one of life's great teachers.”

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