"American strategists have calculated the proportion of civilians killed in this century's major wars. In the First World War, 5 percent of those killed were civilians, in the Second World War 48 percent, while in a Third World War 90-95 percent would be civilians."

-- Colin Ward

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“As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.”
“The thing about light is that it really isnâ€™t yours; itâ€™s what you gather and shine back. And it gets more power from reflectiveness; if you sit still and take it in, it fills your cup, and then you can give it off yourself.”
“He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.”
“When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you're not here, I can't go to sleep. Praise God for those two insomnias! And the difference between them.”
“I collect clothes-they keep building and building. I buy them instead of having them washed.”
“Any time you do physical stuff, violence, it is controlled. It's a little bit like you block the move.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths.”

Source : Greil Marcus (2015). “Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition”, p.110, Penguin
“Grief - Happiness is to feel that one's soul is good; there is no other, in truth, and this kind of happiness may exist even in sorrow, so that there are griefs perfable to every joy, and such as would be preferred by all those who have felt them.”

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