"There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is."

-- Isaac Bashevis Singer

#Men Quotes #Animal Quotes #Gun Quotes

“General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision with the enemy.”
“God forgives not capriciously, but with wise, definite, Divine pre arrangement; forgives universally, on the grounds of atonement and on the condition of repentance and faith.”

Source : Richard Salter Storrs (1875). “Conditions of Success in Preaching Without Notes: Three Lectures Delivered Before the Students of the Union Theological Seminary, New York, Januray 13, 20, 27: 1875; with an Appendix”, p.114
“The most beautiful conception of immortality of which I know, and certainly one that by contrast shows the utter vulgarity of Christian ideas, is set forth in Pindar's second Olympian: after three or six lives in which a man has lived with strict justice and perfect integrity, he passes beyond the tower of Cronus to the fair realm that cannot be reached by land or sea, where gentle breezes from a placid ocean blow forever on the fields of asphodel. For a description, see Pindar. If the beauty of great poetry can commend a religion, here you have it.”

Source : "Afterthoughts on Afterlife". "Instauration" Magazine, August 1980.
“Bert Blyleven certainly was a starting pitcher that had tremendous success in the big leagues. Jimmy Rice, this guy if you had to face him, I tell you what he'd get your attention cause he was a great... great player. I think those guys deserve some recognition, but it didn't happen for them. For whatever reason, I really can't answer that.”

Source : Interview with Chris Yandek, www.cyinterview.com. May 4, 2007.
“I'm really into strong, female roles - but they don't have to necessarily be loud - I'm just as interested in introverts too.”
“Money is congealed energy, and releasing it releases life's possibilities.”
“Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I donâ€™t like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I donâ€™t like it.”
“I want to hold a series of meetings all over the country and get the facts before the American people”

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