"Hell is the special pain that dwells in that loss which you yourself have caused"

-- Elliot Perlman

#Pain Quotes #Loss Quotes #Special Quotes

“Symmetry looks good to us; we want more of it.”
“War may be the game of kings, but, like the games at ancient Rome, it is generally exhibited to please and pacify the people.”
“Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.”
“Adversity is not simply a tool. It is God's most effective tool for the advancement of our spiritual lives. The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth. Once we begin to understand this, and accept it as a spiritual fact of life, adversity becomes easier to bear.”
“Naturally, the common people don't want war ... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.”

Source : Interview in Göring's jail cell, April 18, 1946. "Nuremberg Diary". Book by Gustave Gilbert, 1947.
“Right believing produces right living”

Source : FaceBook post by Joseph Prince from Feb 09, 2011
“Some of us are senders and some are goers. Neither is more important than the other. Neither is possible without the other.”
“Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?”

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