"[A] new generation, innocent of the divisions of the Cold War, this coming-of-age. ... If its members do not feel the urgency to escape the nuclear danger that some of its parents felt, neither has it developed the deep attachment to nuclear arms also often found among their parents, including most of the governing class. ... The call for abolition should therefore be, among other things, a call from an older generation to younger one."

-- Jonathan Schell

#War Quotes #Attachment Quotes #Class Quotes

“I believe [in God], and then there are times when I don't, because the nature of the universe tells me that I'm a fool to believe in something greater than myself. And then there are times when I'm absolutely in awe of the greatness of God, or whatever name you want to attach to whatever it is that's controlling our lives.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I'm an Irish-American, and I grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood.”

Source : "William Devane Respects the Text". Interview with Alex Simon, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 12, 2013.
“My children will not remember the words of wisdom Iâ€™ve passed along over the years, nor will yours remember the good advice youâ€™ve given. However, etched in their minds and planted in their hearts is a permanent picture of who you are and how youâ€™ve lived before them.”
“No two situations are identical, but with years of experience you can usually find a comparison to something you did before, which shortens the process of deciding how to approach a job.”

Source : Source: www.oipolloi.com
“We hear warmongering every day, every day we hear threats and attempts to scare us... We don't want war and never wanted, but at that time [i.e. during Nagorno-Karabakh war] we had to defend our Motherland. If the time comes again, this time our blow will be final and deadly.”

Source : President Serzh Sargsyan speaks after the military exercises, www.president.am. November 13, 2010.
“There's an old American saying that says you can't beat somebody with nobody.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“Contrary to popular belief, the experience of terror does not make you braver. Perhaps though, it is easier to hide your fear when you're afraid all the time.”
“For me personally, and as a band, there are a lot of challenges. Being in a band is like war, it's a battle - to focus, to really put together something that's formidable and then keeping everything together.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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