Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“I'd never felt anything quite like it. For the first time in my life, everything was as it should be. Because the… — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
And sweet and far as from a star, replied a voice which shall not cease, till drowning all the noise of war,… — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
There were three of us; Witkiewicz, Bruno Schulz, and myself--the three muskateers of the Polish avant-garde between the wars. Only Witkiewicz remains… — Witold Gombrowicz Copy Share Image
There are so many books out about Abraham Lincoln out now because it's the bicentennial of his birth. I've known a lot… — Aaron Dessner Copy Share Image
I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the conflicts of… — Peter Abelard Copy Share Image
The mind and heart is the field upon which war is waged within us. If we can stop that internal fear-based battle,… — Brenda Strong Copy Share Image
The existence of the soldier, next to capital punishment, is the most grievous vestige of barbarism which survives among men. — Alfred de Vigny Copy Share Image
Most of the people who get sent to die in wars are young men who've got a lot of energy and would… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
Books I like: John McPhee's 'Coming Into the Country,' Michael Herr's 'Dispatches about the Vietnam War,' and Evan S. Connell's 'Son of… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I think that Sir Winston Churchill, in the period that the Germans occupied the Channel Ports, when the whole war hung in… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
“In certain natures, the conflict between social convention and repressed spontaneity is so violent that it manifests itself in crime, insanity, and… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
Part of the reason we like democracy is it's the portfolio of decades, which is to say you don't also get the… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Before answering this question, we need to say a few more words about famine, plague and war. The claim that we are… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
Users of clichés frequently have more sinister intentions beyond laziness and conventional thinking. Relabelling events often entails subtle changes of meaning. War… — Patrick Cockburn Copy Share Image
For the average person, 98 percent of those who fought in the Civil War, they did not own slaves. They were simply… — Corey Stewart Copy Share Image
Art and war are opposites, so our goal as an artist is to build and create, not destroy. — Sergei Polunin Copy Share Image
“On Christmas Day, the promise of peace offered a soft and shining light in dark times, an eternal flame that warfare could… — Jennifer Chiaverini Copy Share Image
“He heard Abu audibly gulp. ‘I don’t know…’ The man couldn’t have been less versed in combat. Slater recognised that, and adjusted… — Matt Rogers Copy Share Image
Improvisation is about finding the best joke or the silliest way to get something across. Improvising conflict is always fun because you… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
“Men marched away, Vimes. And men marched back. How glorious the battles would have been that they never had to fight!” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Force, punishment, and violence are patriarchy's answer to conflicts and social problems. Patriarchy finds its ultimate expression in war. — Starhawk Copy Share Image
Having gathered all power to itself, [the State] has become the sole focus of all conflict, and it must construct totalitarian defences… — Anthony de Jasay Copy Share Image
I think the nation's been challenged to make sure that everybody participates in winning the war on terrorism. — Saxby Chambliss Copy Share Image
“War created the conditions for great advances in technology...without war men would not traverse oceans in hours, travel in space, or microwave… — Adrian R Lewis Copy Share Image
A professional man of letters, especially if he is much at war with unscrupulous enenemies, is naturally jealous of his privacy... so… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The truth must essentially be regarded as in conflict with this world; the world has never been so good, and will never… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
“For the achiever the battle with critics is a slow war of attrition. Let time do the dirty work for you.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
One day History will pass judgment on each of the nations at war; she will weigh their measure of errors, lies, and… — Romain Rolland Copy Share Image
He shone all over. Only Magnus, Simon thought resignedly, would have access to sequined battle armor. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The war is in the mountains,” he said. “For as long as I can remember, they have killed us in the cities… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
If Star Wars had been released in the late '60s, or late '80s, or late '90s, adjusting for technology, it fits spectacularly… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
I deal with conflicts that irritate people and give them stress, like the dispute over a car payment. I can resolve those… — Judy Sheindlin Copy Share Image
A man who has been shot at is a new realist, and what do you say to a realist when the war… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“You haven't lived a full life until you have been in a very tough situation when you thought you were going to… — William E. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Most dads had hobbies that they passed down to their sons; hunting, fishing, auto repair. Dad’s hobby was nuclear war, which meant… — S.A. Bodeen Copy Share Image
In Kurdistan, theres a lot of hardship - a lot of wars, a lot of bitter and difficult lifestyles. And witnessing all… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed. — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
Perhaps these Ten Commandments cases will be the turning point in the legal war against religion. — Cliff Stearns Copy Share Image
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