Paul Hoffman Quotes
The search for knowledge and the discovery of a great weapon are virtually one and the same. War is the father of everything.
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My father was 40 when he had me, so he was more a grandparent than a parent.
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I am not going to say I have been a saint. I have not been a perfect man. None is perfect but the Father, which is in Heaven.
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My father was a socialist, so he would have thought that I shouldn't be a dame.
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I knew it was called 'Dunkirk,' Christopher Nolan was directing it, and it was a war film. That was all anyone knew.
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I liked the fact that my father had a lot of expectations from my brother. I probably wanted to be that person who he could be proud of.
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Only the winners decide what were war crimes.
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The true object of war fought for God should always be peace.
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My first name - I have no middle name - was chosen by my father, as he told me, on that solitary walk in the forested hills. He selected it from a verse of the seventh chapter of Isaiah; there was no Immanuel among our ancestors known to him.
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My parents had chosen the medical profession for me. I even studied a few semesters at St Xavier's College, but at the back of my mind, I always wanted to be a musician like my father.
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I used to think that the Civil War was our country's greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming features in the Civil War in that there was some spirit of sacrifice and heroism displayed on both sides. I see no redeeming features in Watergate.
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Every father and son have conflicts.
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The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.
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Although I voted against the initial resolution approving the war in Iraq, I have consistently voted to support our troops with much-needed armor and supplies.
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I have a few childhood nicknames. One is 'Babygirl'. My father gave that to me when I was born. He said, 'I have a beautiful baby girl' and that one stuck with me. A lot of people still call me 'Babygirl'.
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A Jesuit once wrote a note to Father Arrupe, his superior general, asking him about the relative value of communism, socialism and capitalism. Father Arrupe gave him a lovely reply. He said, 'A system is about as good or as bad as the people who use it.' People with golden hearts would make capitalism or communism or socialism work beautifully.
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How many more of our loved ones need to die in this senseless war?
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My typical paradigm is that I do believe in public service. My father's a military man. He really does always speak about the fact that there is actually nothing more valuable that you can do than actually to serve your country. And I buy that.
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I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.
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Good-quality nuts, toasted in a little butter and salt, make a magical addition to many salads.
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In Iceland, the weather is the biggest character you deal with every day. There's nothing more relevant in your life than what kind of weather it is.
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I don't want to do material that I don't like. I've always stuck to that policy. If that means being out of work for awhile, that's fine with me.
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I believe in democracy. I also believe in religious freedom.
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One half-conscious thought was burned in my mind: stay on your feet.
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The search for knowledge and the discovery of a great weapon are virtually one and the same. War is the father of everything.
