Paul Fussell Quotes
The worst thing about war was the sitting around and wondering what you were doing morally.Paul Fussell
Quotes to Explore
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
T. S. Eliot -
I don't think I'd want a revival. I'm not doing a tribute to myself.
Dan Hicks -
I don't like it when people don't look me dead in the eye. I move my head around trying to catch their eye.
AJ McLean -
I drink tons of water. It always sounds like the lamest thing, but there's a reason you keep hearing this over and over again. It really works.
Rachelle Lefevre -
Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
C. S. Lewis -
Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.
Nancy Astor
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I'm focused on staying as healthy as I can so I can work more.
Dane Cook -
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.
Oscar Wilde -
I speak for all Malaysians in expressing my admiration for the Queen and the grace, poise and selflessness with which she has carried out her duties during her long reign. She represents the very best of British traits: dignity, resilience and hard work.
Najib Razak -
I have come to salvage Elphin's honor and his freedom. Taliesin am I, primary chief bard to Elphin.Primary chief poet Am I to Elphin. And my native country Is the place of the Summer Stars. John the Divine Called me Merlin, But all future kings Shall call me Taliesin.
Taliesin -
Just Cause: Learn not to contradict your father in anything; nor by calling him Iapetus, to reproach him with the ills of age, by which you were reared in your infancy. (tr. Hickie 1853, vol. 1, Perseus)
Aristophanes -
Politicians are terrified of losing touch with folks back home but content to be clueless about government's failure to fix real problems.
Jim Cooper
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There was a point where I just did not care about my body.
Chance The Rapper -
Dia de Los Muertos is a holiday that pays tribute to the dead and also celebrates life. So I thought, what better of an idea to bring it in with PETA and let people know how we can respect the living and the dead. Going vegetarian could be an incredible option for people if they would just educate themselves.
Christian Serratos -
Starting a company is like going to war. You can't do anything else but be fully engaged. You have to be insanely, passionately, nothing-can-stop-me committed.
Audrey MacLean -
My closest friend, who died not long ago, is buried near Marx's grave in Highgate cemetery, so I see the gaggle of admirers laying roses at the foot of his tombstone regularly. I have never been tempted to leave flowers there myself. Great theories, shame about the practice. Marx did many things. But inventing class was not one of them.
Alastair Campbell -
It's about the learning, because obviously I learn more when I fail than when I win.
Jason Day -
Redemption isn't giving a bank robber a job as a teller.
Jane Velez-Mitchell
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I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
L. Neil Smith -
Kids and adults are treated differently on sets. Being a kid, you can get away with anything, and it looks cute. But as an adult, it's a whole new journey.
Fatima Sana Shaikh -
If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.
James Baldwin -
That's really one of the things I love about video games. It's a whole new world every time you start.
Jennifer Hale -
Israel will not get everything it asks for...I firmly believe that the actions that Israel's government has taken over the past several years - the steady and systematic expansion of settlements, the legalization of outposts, land seizures - they're moving us, and, more importantly, they're moving Israel in the wrong direction
Joe Biden -
The worst thing about war was the sitting around and wondering what you were doing morally.
Paul Fussell