"Wars damage the civilian society as much as they damage the enemy. Soldiers never get over it."

-- Paul Fussell

#War Quotes #Soldier Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“I'm basically a cocktail jazz kind of pianist. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a very good keyboard player. People think I think I'm good. I think I'm a very poor piano player.”
“I cannot drink or do anything that changes the mind.”
“No theory about our bodies as mere objects of observation and calculation (as distinct from partners in communicative interaction, assumed to be free) can comprehend human nature.”
“It's the timing. I don't have to do it [drugs] all the time.”

Source : Source: djbooth.net
“The Czech Republic stood with the U.S., Canada and a handful of other countries against the prevailing international current, but history has shown us time and again that what is right is not what is popular.”

Source : "PM: Israel committed to Palestinian peace deal". www.ynetnews.com. December 5, 2012.
“There's none as deaf as those who won't listen. I get letters. If they are moronic, they go in the wastepaper basket, but if they are reasonable points, I try to explain. I am planning for the long-term future. I am planning for the long-term future. People say build a team not a hotel, but that argument is irrelevant. It's like fish or meat”
“I don't think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. You don't have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that.”
“We have such a law: If you forgive, it means that God has forgiven you; but if you do not forgive your brother, it means that your sin remains with you.”

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