"I'd say that the question whether love still exists plays the same role in my novels as the question of God's existence in Dostoevsky."

-- Michel Houellebecq

#Play Quotes #Roles Quotes #Existence Quotes

“Is it not better for a man to die for a cause in which he believes, such as peace, than to suffer for a cause in which he does not believe, such as war?”
“It is peculiar to “ressentiment criticism” that it does not seriously desire that its demands be fulfilled. It does not want to cure the evil. The evil is merely the pretext for the criticism.”

Source : Max Scheler, Harold J. Bershady (1992). “On Feeling, Knowing, and Valuing: Selected Writings”, p.121, University of Chicago Press
“Take time to determine the way you will live your life. But once you know the way you should go, let nothing distract you from your path.”
“I think my customers, my fans are really like my family now - it's like a movement of fabulosity.”
“I'd never taken to four foot creatures who had the uncanny ability to point out all my flaws in thirty second flat. And just for the record, I can too read without moving my lips.”
“The clerical work is par for the course. "Keep on file in numerical order" means throw in wastebasket. You'll soon learn the language. "Let it be a challenge to you" means you're stuck with it; "interpersonal relationships" is a fight between kids; "ancillary civic agencies for supportive discipline" means call the cops; "Language Arts Dept." is the English office; "literature based on child's reading level and experiential background" means that's all they've got in the Book Room; "non-academic-minded" is a delinquent; and "It has come to my attention" means you're in trouble.”
“There's a very fine line between pleasure and pain. They are two sides of the same coin, one not existing without the other.”
“The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win.”

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