"The strongest army in the world [the French] facing no more than twenty-six [German] divisions, sitting still and sheltering behind steel and concrete while a quixotically valiant ally was being exterminated!"

-- J. F. C. Fuller

#Military Quotes #Army Quotes #Sitting Quotes

“Science fiction is very well suited to asking philosophical questions; questions about the nature of reality, what it means to be human, how do we know the things that we think we know.”
“My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature's laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided.”
“When we give up our goals and concentrate diligently on the practices of our lives, we increase self-mastery and move toward the invisible universe, toward Spirit, to receive the wonders and miracles the universe has to offer us.”

Source : Gerald Epstein (2008). “Kabbalah for Inner Peace: Imagery and Insights to Guide You Through Your Day”, p.45, Gerald Epstein
“I'm as proud and assertive in my Quebec identity as any Quebecer. I believe it's to Quebec's advantage to be part of the Canadian federation. But I will be extremely strong and forceful in defending Quebec's interests within Canada.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.”
“I wouldn't walk across the street to piss down Don Shula's throat if he was on fire.”
“Being in unfamiliar places has no effect on my writing, except that it often means I'm caught up in the logistics of travel, the places and people on the spot, etc., etc., which can mean that I don't have the time to write. But I try, wherever I am, to take a couple of hours in the early evening to go off and write. Because I never write from personal experience, per se, where I am makes no difference except for this element of available time.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Who can determine where one ends and the other begins?”

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