"I have learned from first hand experience that war is the destroyer of everything that is good in the world, it turns our young into soulless killers and we tell them that they are heroes when they master the 'art' of killing."

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Source : Kevin Benderman (2007). “Letters from Fort Lewis Brig: A Matter of Conscience”

Kevin Benderman

#Art Quotes #War Quotes #Hero Quotes

“A true woman loves a strong man because she knows his weaknesses. She protects as much as she is protected.”

Source : "The Art of Living". Book by Andre Maurois, 1939.
“We all die at the end, but does that nullify everything? Would most people rather say, "I wish I hadn't been born?" Once you're born you'll have to die, now is that funny or sad?”
“If you want to fight a war on drugs, sit down at your own kitchen table and talk to your own children.”

Source : "A Mission Gone Wrong" by Mattathias Schwartz, www.newyorker.com. January 06, 2014.
“I am guided by the vision of what I believe this show can be. Originally our goal was to uplift, enlighten, encourage and entertain through the medium of television. Now, our mission statement for The Oprah Winfrey Show is to use television to transform people's lives, to make viewers see themselves differently and to bring happiness and a sense of fulfillment into every home.”
“In our increasingly secular society, with so many disparate gods and different faiths, superhero films present a unique canvas upon which our shared hopes, dreams and apocalyptic nightmares can be projected and played out.”
“A lot of people who look at my photographs think it is an easy joke, but it does take a bit of thinking about.”

Source : "Alison Jackson's best shot" by Leo Benedictus, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2007.
“Most actors have been fired during their career.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being.”

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