"Anger makes people stupid."

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Source : William Kennedy (2011). “Very Old Bones”, p.159, Simon and Schuster

William Kennedy

#Stupid Quotes #People Quotes

“Many other cultures value poetry more than we do. In Ireland, poetry is a top cultural pursuit, the art to end all arts.”

Source : "Campbell McGrath on Poetry, Walt Whitman and Schaefer Beer". Interview with Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, www.wsj.com. March 1, 2008.
“From what I have seen, I am driven to the conclusion that religion is only good for good people...”

Source : Mary McCarthy (2011). “Memories Of A Catholic Girlhood”, p.15, Random House
“Live on the divine Eucharist, like the Hebrews did on the Manna. Your soul can be entirely dedicated to the divine Eucharist and very holy in the midst of your work and contacts with the world.”
“Freedom and ***** are the most cosmopolitan items under the sun.”
“The Americans are stuck in Iraq and have no way out. They are like a wolf whose tail has been caught in a trap.”
“I guess I've been naive my entire life.”
“As a Korean War Veteran, I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.”
“A state that privatizes most of its functions will inevitably defend itself by employing its own people as mercenaries”

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