"Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep from sheer exhaustion in the trenches, in spite of the roaring of the cannon about us and the whizzing of shrapnel over our heads."

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Source : Fritz Kreisler (2014). “Four Weeks In The Trenches; The War Story Of A Violinist [Illustrated Edition]”, p.21, Pickle Partners Publishing

Fritz Kreisler

#Men Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Roaring Quotes

“A good sweat, with the blood punding through my body, makes me feel alive, revitalized. I gain a sense of mastery and assurance.Â I feel good about myself.Â Then I can feel good about others.”
“If God had wanted you to wear earrings, he'd have made you a girl.”
“Apply the ABCâ€™s of success to your life. Ask, Believe and Claim It.”
“I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull that '80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings.”
“What we want, we have for our pains The promise that if we but wait Till the want has burned out of our brains, Every means shall be present to state; While we send for the napkin the soup gets cold, While the bonnet is trimming the face grows old, When we've matched our buttons the pattern is sold, And everything comes too late-too late.”
“The will of God is not something you add to your life. Itâ€™s a course you choose. You either line yourself up with the Son of Godâ€¦or you capitulate to the principle which governs the rest of the world.”
“God shall be my hope, my stay, my guide and lantern to my feet.”
“I'm a New Yorker, so there are some aspects of being a tough woman that I thought I could bring to the role - but it's such a different world as a woman who's like a warrior.”

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