"But we had with us, to keep and to care for, more than five hundred bruised bodies of men- men made in the image of God, marred by the hand of man and must we say in the name of God? And where is the reckoning for such things? And who is answerable? One might almost shrink from the sound of his own voice, which had launched into the palpitating air words of order- do we call it? - fraught with such ruin. Was it God's command we heard or His forgiveness we must forever implore?"

-- Joshua Chamberlain

#Men Quotes #Hands Quotes #Order Quotes

“Me pray? Never! I'm an atheist.”
“The faith that education would destroy intolerance is false. It may be partly true, but people find that intolerance is fun.”

Source : "The Ubyssey" (student newspaper of the University of British Columbia), February 9, 1979.
“If I were someone named Mr. Ass, I'd be really worried about doing time.”
“Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.”
“I don't think it does the audience any good to know what I do to prepare. It keeps it more of a surprise. I don't feel like it has to be a mystery.”

Source : Interview with Nathan Rabin, film.avclub.com. August 2, 2006.
“When day begins to break I count my blessings, good and bad, Being wakeful for your sake, Remembering the covenant we've always had, What eagle look your face still shows, While up from my heart's root So great a sweetness flows I shake from head to foot.”
“Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.”
“There's one born every minute.”

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