"You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out. I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace."

-- William Tecumseh Sherman

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.”
“I'm attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head.”
“Most people can't handle boredom. That means they can't stay on one thing until they get good at it. And they wonder why they're unhappy.”
“When I was younger I'd berate myself: You're fat, you're not a good dancer, you'll never have a boyfriend. I don't sweat that kind of stuff anymore. Now every day is a miracle. I've also learned that if something is painful or upsetting, you shouldn't hide from it. You should make it part of your life instead.”
“You can be the dead fish. I'll be the old stick”
“If you want something as bad as you want to breathe, then you can do it.”
“The burgeoning field of computer science has shifted our view of the physical world from that of a collection of interacting material particles to one of a seething network of information. In this way of looking at nature, the laws of physics are a form of software, or algorithm, while the material world-the hardware-plays the role of a gigantic computer.”
“Singing with others is an unmediated, shared experience as each person feels the same music reverberating in their individual bodies. Singing is part of our humanity; it is embodied empathy.”

Source : " Songs and freedom in West Papua" by Jay Griffiths, www.theguardian.com. March 15, 2011.

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