Etty Hillesum Quotes
Each of us must turn inward and destroy in himself all that he thinks he ought to destroy in others.
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Exposure is about, among other things, the ferocity of the press and the way - in an echo of some of Shakespeare's plays - the modern media creates heroes to destroy them.
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It's not diversity that is going to destroy us, but fear of diversity.
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A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.
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To pump up consumer or government demand would force interest rates up and asset prices down, possibly by enough to destroy more jobs than are created.
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Economic, social, and other kinds of regional cooperation are not possible so long as there is apartheid. Therefore, it seems the duty of all mankind to destroy it.
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Those who insist on having hostilities with us, kill and destroy the option of friendship with us in the future, which is unfortunate because it is clear the future belongs to Iran and that enmities will be fruitless.
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A journalist can make or break a case, in a way, because they can figure out things the police can't, or they can destroy people's lives.
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A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.
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The main aim of the Palestinians is to destroy the state of Israel.
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The essential facts are known. We know of the weapons in Saddam's possession: chemical, biological, and nuclear in time. We know of his unequaled willingness to use them. We know his history. His invasions of his neighbors. His dreams of achieving hegemonic control over the Arab world. His record of anti-American rage. His willingness to terrorize, to slaughter, to suppress his own people and others. We need not stretch to imagine nightmare scenarios in which Saddam makes common cause with the terrorists who want to kill us Americans and destroy our way of life.
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But,' he thinks, 'it's possible to die before you die.
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I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it, I destroy it because it's no longer coming from my unconscious.
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The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator. Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
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If the Arabs are strong enough, they would destroy the whole world,therefore, we should annihilate them.
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I see that any materialism in life coarsens the soul, and that the hunger of the body and the appetites of the flesh desecrate always, and often destroy.
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Bibi wants to destroy everything for his own personal interests.
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But sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.
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Hope lies in having more faith in the power of God to heal us than in the power of anything to hurt or destroy us. In realizing that as children of God we are bigger than our problems, we have the power at last to confront them.
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Ordinarily, I am the person who falls in love quickly and somewhat inappropriately and then goes on to destroy what is a good thing. That's always been my style. So, you know: I get it. And I feel right now the way I imagine all those guys felt with me. And I have to say, for the first time in my life, I feel something approaching compassion for them.
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My daughter loves singing above all else.
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And if all womankind banded together and took the male path, the world would turn into one huge brothel.
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If it comes to a choice between being a good soldier and a good human being -- try to be a good human being.
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I never learned technique; I just let my band naturally guide me in the way I play drums. I think that’s the best way to learn. Bless you if you go to school and learn technique or read music.
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Each of us must turn inward and destroy in himself all that he thinks he ought to destroy in others.
