"War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition."

-- Elihu Root

#War Quotes #Social Quotes #Mankind Quotes

“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
“In spite of his flaws, Oscar had a big heart and was always ready to help whoever was in need. He was affable, kind, extremely generous and charitable, but at the same time, not mature at all. He constantly lied and deceived me, and later returned feeling sorry, like a boy caught in mischief, asking to be forgiven one more time - and then we would start all over again”

Source : "Where Light and Shadow Meet : A Memoir". Book by Erika Rosenberg, 1997.
“Prayer is not a means by which I seek to control God; it is a means of putting myself in a position where God can control me.”
“I play the real instruments. I don't waste my time with anything else.”
“Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.”
“People have reacted to the length of "Aquarius" in very positive ways. For example, at the beginning, you have people in a car on the beach at night. One character says, "I'm going to play you this great track." She pushes in a cassette tape, and they listen to about 45 seconds of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust." You can actually see the pleasure registering on their faces, but it takes time, and audiences have appreciated that.”
“When I was younger, I was in love with everything about the British Isles, from British folklore to Celtic music. That was always where my passions were as a young girl, and so I studied folklore as a college student in England and Ireland.”
“the great sins and fires break out of me like the terrible leaves from the bough in the violent spring. I am a walking fire, I am all leaves ...”

Source : Dame Edith Sitwell (1952). “Selected Poems”

You may also like:

Alfred Thayer Mahan
Historian
Charles Evans Hughes
Former Governor of New York
Henry Cabot Lodge
Former United States Senator
Henry L. Stimson
Former Governor-General of the Philippines
John Hay
Former United States Secretary of State
Kenneth Scott Latourette
Historian
Nicholas Murray Butler
Diplomat
Theodore Roosevelt
26th U.S. President
William Howard Taft
27th U.S. President