"Prince Asaka had joined the army only about ten days before its entry into Nanking and in view of the short time he was connected with this army I do not think he can be held responsible. I would say that the Division Commanders are the responsible parties."

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Source : "Nanking: Anatomy of an Atrocity". Book by Masahiro Yamamoto, History, p. 232, 2000.

Iwane Matsui

#Party Quotes #Army Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The idea that we can take this lump of clay and mold it into a form of our choosing is absolutely ludicrous.”
“Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference-with words.”

Source : Elizabeth Hardwick (2017). “The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick”, p.112, New York Review of Books
“I was a hockey player, growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates. As an actor, I've been all over the map, but since I've moved to Hollywood, people tend to cast me in these more imposing characters, which is actually really fun for me.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Women were freed from positive duties when they could not perform them, but not when they could.”

Source : Marvin Lowenthal, Henrietta Szold (1942). “Henrietta Szold: Life and Letters”, New York : Viking Press
“In a fire, you have to be thoughtful; you have to have a certain kind of intuitive smarts that the veterans have. I'm not there yet, despite the Stanford degree.”
“You never truly need what you want. That is the main and thoroughgoing key to serenity.”
“I recognize that I have a unique position to be a role model to young girls because I am doing something that they consider glamorous, which is acting, and yet I took a time to really get my education and study mathematics, and I think math is the cat's meow.”
“Heed the spark or you may dread the fire ...”

Source : Miles Franklin (2014). “Some Everyday Folk and Dawn”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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