Loudon Wainwright III Quotes

And it's the same when there's a war on: it's the men who go to fightWomen and children are civilians, when they're killed it's not rightMen kill men in uniform, its the way war goesWhen they run they're cowards, when they stay they are heroes.

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III

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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
- Light
- Passion
- Blind
In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.

Baz Luhrmann
- Hair
- Flowers
- Everybody
As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write about it.

Nancy Gibbs
- You
- Know
- Interview
The thing that reinforces my belief about that is having worked the last four years with the Safe Kids Campaign on a national basis. I am so amazed at what these little kids do in keeping their parents alerted to what they are there for.

C. Everett Koop
When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.

Daniel Bell
- People
- Up
- Experience
You know, people always ask, 'What are you like offstage?' And I always say, 'Well, I'm completely normal and mellow.'

Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
- People
- Know
- Always