"Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their captors and the circumstances in which they are forced to live."

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Source : Laura Hillenbrand (2010). “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption”, p.183, Random House

Laura Hillenbrand

#Men Quotes #Identity Quotes #Dignity Quotes

“When you manage people, you must first convince them they need managing. So you create the problems and then let the people cry for solutions.”
“I'm a Muslim and I'm really looking forward to my wedding day. I can't wait to meet my husband.”
“For all history up to the end of the Cold War, summit meetings were historic and dramatic occasions, when leaders who controlled the destiny of much of the world met to change the world.”
“If you start paying attention to Tom Hanks, you realize that he's not the Jimmy Stewart of our age. He's a very nice man. Everyone that I know that knows him says he's a great father. But, let's not pretend that he's something that he's not. He's just like George Clooney. He's a very radical leftist.”
“This is the moment of your defeat; you have just put in the last nails in the coffin of communism.”
“Who apart from ourselves, can see any difference between our victories and our defeats?”

Source : Christopher Fry (2007). “Plays Three”, Oberon Books Limited
“You must pray...without prayer, all the schooling in the world will not produce the effect God wants homeschooling to give.”
“Outsiders have the intuitive ability to continually view problems in fresh ways and to identify ineffective practices and traditions.”

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