"Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power."

-- Gloria Naylor

#Giving Quotes #Consensus Quotes

“As a result of continuous work with these highly toxic substances, our minds were so numbed that we no longer had any scruples about the whole thing. Anyway, our enemies had by now adopted our methods and as they became increasingly successful in this mode of warfare we were no longer exclusively the aggressors, but found ourselves more and more at the receiving end.”

Source : Otto Hahn (1970). “My life: the autobiography of a scientist”, MacDonald
“It is a trial within a nation but a trial of victors against the vanquished. Even before the trials started, the victors who are our judges were quite convinced that we were guilty and that we should all pay the price.”
“Chan Ho had a great career and was the exemplification of class, dignity and character.”
“The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life without a dream?”

Source : 'La Princesse Lointaine' (1895) act 1, sc. 4
“If it can be done digitally, do it.”
“There is something more terrible than a hell of suffering--a hell of boredom.”
“I like to imagine a person's psyche to be like a boardinghouse full of characters. The ones who show up regularly and who habitually follow the house rules may not have met other long-term residents who stay behind closed doors, or who only appear at night. An adequate theory of character must make room for character actors, for the stuntmen and animal handlers, for all the figures who play bit parts and produce unexpected acts. They often make the show fateful, or tragic, or farcically absurd.”
“It is well known that I am pro-life... but I would not seek to impose my views on the Canadian people.”

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