Source : Guy Sajer (2000). “The Forgotten Soldier”, p.119, Potomac Books, Inc.
#War Quotes #Soldier Quotes #Depth Quotes
“We must speak first about the division of land and about those who cultivate it: who should they be and what kind of person? We do not agree with those who have said that property should be communally owned, but we do believe that there should be a friendly arrangement for its common use, and that none of the citizens should be without means of support.”
“A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.”
“If every day you practice walking and sitting meditation and generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration and peace, you are a cell in the body of the new Buddha. This is not a dream but is possible today and tomorrow.”
“Playing the guitar is like telling the truth - you never have to worry about repeating the same [lie] if you told the truth. You don't have to pretend, or cover up. If someone asks you again, you don't have to think about it or worry about it because there it is. It's you.”
“Most Pixar films are better than most live action films.”
“I just did a spread in 'Maxim', I'm 35 years old. I've had women and parents email me asking if I should really be doing that, since I'm still considered a role model.”
“Those proud of keeping an orderly desk never know the thrill of finding something that they thought irretrievably lost.”
“I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind of try to immediately forget.”
Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall Historian
