"It is this ability to bear what is unbearable and to go on living, to go on doing what one is used to doingâ€”it is this uncanny ability that the existence of the human race is based on."

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Source : Medea ch. 10 (1996) (translation by John Cullen)

Christa Wolf

#Race Quotes #Goes On Quotes #Unbearable Quotes

“I'm from Canada and my wife is from St. Albans, so I feel a great kinship with the Brits.”
“I never thought I'd be investigating global warming. I believe it's real and that saving the planet is good.”
“I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh.”
“The job of a leader, the job of a governor, the job of a president, is to get the people in the room and bang enough heads together and rub enough arms and cajole enough to have them put the country and the state's greater interest ahead of their own personal partisan interest. That's what we did in New Jersey and that's the model for America.”

Source : "Veepstakes hits high gear at CPAC" by Juana Summers, www.politico.com. June 8, 2012.
“Truth should never travel faster than love.”
“From the public's perspective, they like to see guys that go out there and stand. Now, if you happen to be one of those two athletes that are standing out there and trading with each other, afterwards you would disagree with those people. The spectators are not on the receiving end of all those strikes. I have young guys who say, "I like to stand and trade." I say, "Really? Then you are not a very intelligent fighter."”

Source : Source: m.bleacherreport.com
“I've learned one hell of a lot about men in my lifetime. They're all right to take to bed, but you sure better never let them get a stranglehold on you.”
“I'm a photographer and my pictures are used in advertising campaigns. But I don't do advertising. Do you hear me? I take pictures. I'm not an advertising agency. I'm not an advertising man.”

Source : Source: valuet.wordpress.com

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