"There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented ... The common man, I think, is the great protection against war."

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Source : Hansard 23 Nov. 1945, col. 786

Ernest Bevin

#Peace Quotes #War Quotes #Men Quotes

“What is said is not as important as what [you] hear and what [you] feel.”
“Look, I like gritty. I write gritty. There is a time and a place for gritty. I'll take my Batman gritty, thank you, and I will acknowledge that such a portrayal means that my 11-year-old has to wait before he sees The Dark Knight. But if Hollywood turns out a Superman movie that I can't take him to? They've done something wrong.”
“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.”
“Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question. The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire to be a better person? You find someone you can answer yes to all three, then you've found a good man.”

Source : Colleen Hoover (2012). “Slammed”, p.27, Simon and Schuster
“There are no inferior types of fiction, only inferior practitioners of them.”

Source : David Morrell “The Successful Novelist”, David Morrell
“Anyone serious about playing indoor, you should play outdoor.”
“I was a tried seaman when, for the first time, I set foot upon the soil of my country, and took up my residence where my people had lived for over two hundred years.”

Source : John Sergeant Wise, Paul Dennis Sporer (2005). “End of an Era: The Last Days of Traditional Southern Culture as Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Confederate Soldier”, p.6, Anza Publishing
“He sees very clearly - he damn sure sees through me. It's hard to accept that someone can understand you without wishing you well. At Starling's age it hadn't happened to her much.”

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