"Yesterday, we slaughtered them and we will continue to slaughter them."

-- Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

#Military Quotes #Yesterday Quotes #Slaughter Quotes

“The bosses of our mass media, press, radio, film and television, succeed in their aim of taking our minds off disaster. Thus, the distraction they offer demands the antidote of maximum concentration on disaster.”

Source : Ernst Fischer (1969). “Art against ideology”
“Good design is a great combination of common sense, unusual imagination, clarity of purposeâ€“with a prerequisite knowledge of structure, values, color, aesthetic insight and a deep reverence for the love of life.”
“Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection.”
“This is terrific! What fun! Maybe tomorrow I can go to the prom with my brother. The day after, perhaps I can wear white pants and unexpectedly get my period.”
“Total surrender to the demands of the human spirit: be attentive, be intelligent, be reasonable, be responsible, be in love.”

Source : Bernard J. F. Lonergan (1990). “Method in Theology”, p.268, University of Toronto Press
“If the mortality rate seems high we must realize that Nature is a ruthless teacher. There are no second chances in Mother Nature's Survival Course.”
“Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don't apply to you. Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us just show up and get to work. Every great idea I've ever had grew out of work itself. Sign onto a process and see where it takes you. You don't have to invent the wheel everyday. Today you will do what you did yesterday, tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually, you will get somewhere.”
“There is nothing quite so gentle, deep, and irrational as running--and nothing quite so savage, so wild.”

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