“It is true that not all the victims were Jews, but all the Jews were victims”
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Inspired Quotes — page 218 of 313
“The Holocaust is the most documented tragedy in recorded history. And therefore, later on, if there will be a later on, anyone wishing to know will know where to go for knowledge.”
“The sincere Christian knows that what died in Auschwitz was not the Jewish people but Christianity.”
“The impact of the holocaust on believers as well as unbelievers, on Jews as well as Christians, has not yet been evaluated. Not deeply, not enough.”
“We are heading towards catastrophe. I think the world is going to pieces. I am very pessimistic. Why? Because the world hasn't been punished yet, and the only punishment that could be adequate is the nuclear destruction of the world.”
“The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm.”
“And lips say “God be pitiful,” Who ne'er said “God be praised.””
“For frequent tears have run; The colours from my life.”
“We do not die with those we mourn.”
“I never promised the universe that I would write brilliantly; I only promised the universe that I would write.”
“There's only one problem with the hero's journey, it never included women.”
“So sadness is a place?' Giovanni asked. 'Sometimes people live there for years,'I said.”
“What I think is amazing is not that 85% of people who get married under the age of 25 get divorced, it's that 15% of them stay together. How did they manage to pull that off? You almost can't wait too long. It's the single simplest measure to predict divorce.”
“Well, just remember--all your misery will be waiting for you at the door upon your exit, should you care to pick it up again when you leave.”
“Do I really deserve this pleasure? This is American, too-the insecurity about whether we have earned our happiness.”
“Despite having written five books, I worry that I have not written the right kinds of books, or that perhaps I have dedicated too much of my life to writing, and have therefore neglected other aspects of my being.”
“The hero's journey is simply who we are as human beings.”
“I was just really appalled, and I really kept quiet until I saw the governor [Rick Perry] get on and repeat the same words that the prosecution had used in the penalty phase: that he [Todd Willingham] was a monster. And that got me to get on to the computer and connect with some of the media and say: "I have his letters. He wasn't a monster. He was a caring individual." Let them see another side.”
“One did not alter lives and simply walk away from the damage.”
“The doubt of future foes exiles my present joy.”