"Journalists were killed because they defended freedom. Policemen were killed because they were protecting you. Jews were killed because they were Jewish."

-- Manuel Valls

#Freedom Quotes #Jew Quotes #Journalist Quotes

“A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of joys. One wry principle in the mind is of infinite consequence.”

Source : Thomas Traherne (2007). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.241, Cosimo, Inc.
“If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead?”
“This bill [Immigration Reform and Control act of 1986] is a gamble, a riverboat gamble. There is no guarantee that employer sanctions will work or that amnesty will work. We are headed into uncharted waters.”
“Death cut the strings that gave me life, And handed me to Sorrow, The only kind of middle wife My folks could beg or borrow.”
“I'm not as anti-sports as I've led people to believe - I've been to a Giants game. I've been to Giants Stadium and I've watched games. I've watched lots of them, you know? I don't really pretend to know what's going on, but I've been immersed in the excitement of watching sports, particularly football. I like baseball, probably more than football.”

Source : Interview with Nathan Rabin, film.avclub.com. February 2, 2010.
“Live in the past, but don't remember too much.”

Source : Roger Rosenblatt (2001). “Rules for Aging: A Wry and Witty Guide to Life”, p.129, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Now to explore the limits of the one competitor above everyone else you've always loved to face: Steve Prefontaine.”
“Great loves have legs and wings. They are substantial. They do not dissapate so easily... Great loves have staying power. Or so I told myself.”

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