"The words, gestures, and threats of our officers were thrown away upon men who had lost all presence of mind and only longed for absence of body."

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Andrew Potter

#War Quotes #Men Quotes #Mind Quotes

“For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived.”
“Today is Valentine's Day - or, as men like to call it, Extortion Day!”
“The advent of interconnectedness and of weapons of mass destruction means that, increasingly, I share a destiny with my enemy.”
“I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the human heart as the source of national compassion, and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our ideas”
“Real gold fears no fire.”
“I want to design dresses for the purposeful woman. Women who have passion - whether that be work - or something outside of work.”
“But responsibility hardens the heart. It must.”

Source : Ford Madox Ford (2011). “Parade's End Volume III: A Man Could Stand Up-”, p.203, Carcanet
“All social change begins with a conversation.”

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