"I am a conservative. Quite possibly I am on the losing side; often I think so. Yet, out of a curious perversity I had rather lose with Socrates, let us say, than win with Lenin."

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Source : Russell Kirk (2014). “The Essential Russell Kirk: Selected Essays”, p.59, Open Road Media

Russell Kirk

#Winning Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Sides Quotes

“Religion humanizes this universe, makes us feel important and loved. We are not animals governed by uncontrollable drives, animals that die for no apparent reason, but creatures made in the image of supreme being”
“We cannot give our children what we donâ€™t have.”
“Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.”
“When I finish a film, I like to drastically change my appearance. I get sick of looking at the same thing in the mirror for months at a time. So when a film's over, I'll do something like shave my head.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You can tell someone who doesn't have love in their life, then someone who is in love.”
“When we pray we link ourselves with an inexhaustible motive power.”
“This moment contains all moments.”
“I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be.”

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