"It seemed clear that wars were not made by generations and their special stupidities, but that wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart"

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Source : John Knowles (2014). “A Separate Peace”, p.170, Simon and Schuster

John Knowles

#War Quotes #Heart Quotes #Stupidity Quotes

“All these stupendous objects are daily around us; but because they are constantly exposed to our view, they never affect our minds, so natural is it for us to admire new, rather than grand objects. Therefore the vast multitude of stars which diversify the beauty of this immense body does not call the people together; but when any change happens therein, the eyes of all are fixed upon the heavens.”
“Men are intimidated by smart women. They make us want to kick up our game more.”
“I like to have the screen full of color, twenty colors on the screen at once, fifty colors. There are no dominants despite what people have said.”
“I tell you, I was as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rockers!”
“I wasn't mean; I wasn't evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.”
“Have you ever wondered why young people take to music like fish to water? Maybe it's because music is fun. Plan and simple. It opens up their minds to dream great dreams about where they can go and what they can do when they get older.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In the land of Cheerios, dirty diapers, fleeting naps and interrupted sleep, other mothers are a lifeline.”
“I've done more than 10,000 interviews, and I've learnt that you've got to do your homework. I bury myself in research beforehand. And you have to be genuinely interested in people; there's a cornucopia of great, ordinary people out there with wonderful, colourful stories.”

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