"I know nothing - nothing in the world - of the hearts of men. I only know that I am alone - horribly alone."

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Source : Ford Madox Ford (2015). “The Good Soldier”, p.6, Booklassic

Ford Madox Ford

#Heart Quotes #Men Quotes #World Quotes

“To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.”
“It would be an endless battle if it were all up to ego because it does not destroy and is not destroyed by itself It is like a wave it makes itself up, it rushes forward getting nowhere really it crashes, withdraws and makes itself up again pulls itself together with pride towers with pride rushes forward into imaginary conquest crashes in frustration withdraws with remorse and repentance pulls itself together with new resolution”

Source : Agnes Martin, Lawrence Alloway (1973). “Agnes Martin: Exhibition January 22 to March 1, 1973”
“Nature is none other than God in things... Animals and plants are living effects of Nature; Whence all of God is in all things... Think thus, of the sun in the crocus, in the narcissus, in the heliotrope, in the rooster, in the lion.”
“When you kill time, you kill your opportunities for success.”
“I believe it is wrong to undermine public safety, and indeed public confidence in the concept of human rights, by allowing highly dangerous criminals and terrorists to trump the rights of the people of Britain to live in security and peace”
“Unless you are actually a ninja, a guru, or a rock star, don't ever use any of those terms in your bio. Ever.”
“It would be a very odd chancellor of any UK government that insisted on a course of action that cost their own businesses hundreds of millions of pounds, that blew a massive hole in their balance of payments and, because assets and liabilities go hand in hand, would potentially leave the rest of the UK shouldering the entirety of UK debt.”
“The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly.”

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