"The day it all went wrong for me was 11 August 1989. That was the day I killed a man for the first time."

-- Simon Kernick

#Men Quotes #August Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, when they first came out, that's what I grew up singing.”
“A nihilist is not one who believes in nothing , but one who does not believe in what exists.”
“For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to the legislation itself.”
“When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first.”
“[About Jews] Among other nations, the vital problems are: a good crop, extension of the boundaries, strong armies, colonies; among us, if we wish to be true to ourselves, the vital questions are: conscience, freedom, culture, ethics.”

Source : "Verk". Edited by Kletzkin, XI. 277f,
“I never get tired of exploring Americana or country music, and I always have a little bit of a crooner in me that never seems to go away.”
“As any war veteran will tell you, there is a vast difference between preparing for battle and actually facing battle for the first time. You can be told that reading Victor Hugo will sap your will to live, but you can't understand what it means until you've read a few chapters and your eyes are glazed over and someone has to revive you with a defibrillator.”

Source : "Tricked". Book by Kevin Hearne, April 24, 2012.
“I can do a gig without an instrument”

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