"What one decides to do in crisis depends on one's philosophy of life, and that philosophy cannot be changed by an incident. If one hasn't any philosophy in crises, others make the decision."

-- Jeannette Rankin

#Peace Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Decision Quotes

“Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice.”
“The truly beautiful are often abused for apparent ugliness just as those with great vision often bump into things.”
“Out in Hollywood, where the streets are paved with Goldwyn, the word "sophisticate" means, very simply, "obscene." A sophisticatedstory is a dirty story. Some of that meaning was wafted eastward and got itself mixed up into the present definition. So that a "sophisticate" means: one who dwells in a tower made of a DuPont substitute for ivory and holds a glass of flat champagne in one hand and an album of dirty post cards in the other.”
“You'll never be able to really measure anything, right? Including teachers.”
“My religion is nature. Thatâ€™s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me.”
“Driveway basketball, playing against the boys, watching Magic and Michael.”
“Many prayers are declined because of the rank odor of a corrupt heart, rising through the beautiful words. Let the words be wrong but the meaning right. . . . That flawed utterance is dearer to God!”
“Here's to the drunken Marine With beer in his canteen! You've heard of the Unknown Soldier But, never an unknown Marine!”

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