Johann Sigurjonsson quotes

“If we were all to be judged by our thoughts, the hills would be swarming with outlaws.”
-- Johann Sigurjonsson

Source : Jóhann Sigurjónsson (1916). “Modern Icelandic Plays: Eyvind of the Hills, The Hraun Farm”, p.48, Library of Alexandria

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“To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.”

Source : Aaron Copland (1959). “The pleasures of music”

“The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be "No."”

Source : What to Listen for in Music (1939) ch. 2

“Nothing in life was as precious as this woman. It never would be. I’d found my happiness.”

“The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move.”

Source : "To Save a Life: Stories of Holocaust Rescue" edited by Ellen Land-Weber, Part I, Holland, Ch. 1, (p. 48), 2000.

“Faith does not increase, nor does it decrease; because a diminution in it would be unbelief.”

“Politics and ethics belong to different worlds.”

Source : Adam Michnik (1998). “Letters from Freedom: Post–Cold War Realities and Perspectives”, p.27, Univ of California Press

“Economics and ethics have little in common.”

“Ethics to me is very important.”

Source : "Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal urged Rebekah Brooks to quit" by Juliette Garside, www.theguardian.com. July 15, 2011.

“It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top.”

“When you help someone up a hill, you find yourself closer to the top.”