"War is, we have been forced to admit, even in the face of its huge place in our civilization, an asocial trait."

-- Ruth Benedict

#War Quotes #Traits Quotes

“Cool the flames of your anger by performing the wudhu for only water can extinguish fire.”
“The realization that The Art of Obscurity is my 25th solo album prompted me to do some deep thinking about where I am, where Iâ€™m going and what I still want to achieve from this life in music. In my heart I feel vital and passionate about the creative process and that my best work is the next one I finish. It doesnâ€™t necessarily work out that clean, but for me, it can be the only touchstone.”
“Death is an ascension to a better library.”
“From the fame opinion of a soul distinct from the body came the practice of praying, first for the dead, and then to them with a long train of other absurd opinions, and superstitious practices.”

Source : Joseph Priestley (1782). “An History of the Corruption of Christianity”, p.442
“I always have had, and always shall have, a profound regard for Christianity, the religion of my fathers, and for its rights, its usages and observances.”
“The participation if women in some armies in the world is in reality only symbolic. The talk about the role of Zionist women in fighting with the combat units of the enemy in the war of 5 June 1967 was intended more as propaganda than anything real or substantial. It was calculated to intensify and compound the adverse psychological effects of the war by exploiting the backward outlook of large sections of Arab society and their role in the community. The intention was to achieve adverse psychological effects by saying to Arabs that they were defeated, in 1967, by women.”
“The problem is that I don't think the American people realize how much of our intelligence is actually derived from our partners. If our partners cannot feel or do not trust that our president will not divulge that information to, I mean, goodness gracious, the Russians in this case, then that could create real problems for us going forward.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“I have always questioned everything: education, the obligation to memorize, authority. Perhaps that is why I have photographed everything.”

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