Hermann Hesse Quotes

We kill at every step, not only in wars, riots and executions. We kill when we close our eyes to poverty, suffering and shame.In the same way all disrespect for life, all hard-heartedness,all indifference, all contempt is nothing else than killing.

Hermann Hesse

Quotes to Explore

I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues - Tories - in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. I'm not a believer in laissez-faire.

Vince Cable
My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.

Sally Kirkland
- Kind
- Attitude
- Enthusiasm
In terms of Hurricane Sandy, I really do see some hopeful grassroots responses, particularly in the Rockaways, where people were very organized right from the beginning, where Occupy Sandy was very strong, where new networks emerged.

Naomi Klein
- People
- Strong
- Beginning
When you speak directly at things and don't say you're going to try to do something or that you hope to do something, the universe will work with you. Think about it this way - a boomerang goes out and comes back to you if you throw it. If you throw it out at the universe, it will come back down to you on Earth.

J. B. Smoove
- Work
- Hope
- Earth
One side of me is very busy paying attention to the details of life, the humanity of people, catching the street voices, the middle-class, upper-middle-class secret lives of Turks. The other side is interested in history and class and gender, trying to get all of society in a very realistic way.

Orhan Pamuk
- People
- Life
- Trying
It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.

W. H. Davies
- Time
- Men
- Power