Great quotations

I lifted most of these from here.

    “They blow themselves up in order to get at us, and we launch 3 million dollar missiles off of giant floating iron islands 2000 miles away – Who are the real cowards?” — Bill Hicks

    “Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are God.” — Jean Rostand, biologist

    “The place where optimism flourishes is the lunatic asylum.” — Havelock Ellis

    “We live, as we dream – alone.” — Joseph Conrad

    “All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” — Havelock Ellis

    “What we call “morals” is simply blind obedience to words of command.” — Havelock Ellis

    “The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.” — Dante Alighieri

    “A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.” — Leo Tolstoy

    “War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. ” — Leo Tolstoy

    “Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.” — Leo Tolstoy

2 comments

  1. Further evidence that you rule, Chris. These are great.