War quotes

“An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“My idea is always to reach my generation. The wise writer writes for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon me, American presidents reward virtue? Do they choose their appointees on the basis of the virtue of the people appointed or on the basis of their political clout?” Milton Friedman

“I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave.” Frederick Douglass

“Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.” Rene Descartes

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” Princess Diana

“I'm aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit world looking after me.” Princess Diana

“Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.” Richard Dawkins

“The universe doesn't owe us condolence or consolation; it doesn't owe us a nice warm feeling inside.” Richard Dawkins

“The first time probably people really were aware of me, I unfortunately had the title of Showtime's Funniest Person in America. And that's a really tough title to travel around with when you're not even known.” Ellen DeGeneres

“No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are.” Ellen DeGeneres

“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.” Bertrand Russell

“In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards.” Bertrand Russell

“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.” Bertrand Russell

“None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.” Bertrand Russell

“Awareness of universals is called conceiving, and a universal of which we are aware is called a concept.” Bertrand Russell

“The coward wretch whose hand and heart Can bear to torture aught below, Is ever first to quail and start From the slightest pain or equal foe.” Bertrand Russell

“Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.” Bill Cosby

“I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.” Simone de Beauvoir

“No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.” Simone de Beauvoir

“All oppression creates a state of war.” Simone de Beauvoir

“Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.” Simone de Beauvoir

“Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.” Francis Bacon

“Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.” Francis Bacon

“I suppose for me as an artist it wasn't always just about expressing my work; I really wanted, more than anything else, to contribute in some way to the culture that I was living in. It just seemed like a challenge to move it a little bit towards the way I thought it might be interesting to go.” David Bowie

“We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.” John Rockefeller

“I have never been aware before how many faces there are. There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has several.” Rainer Maria Rilke

“I'm thrilled to be asked to host the Academy Awards for the second time because, as they say, the third time's a charm.” Jon Stewart

“The seven marvels that best represent man's achievements over the last 2,000 years will be determined by Internet vote... so look for Howard Stern's Private Parts to come in No. 1.” Jon Stewart

“I never felt comfortable with myself, because I was never part of the majority. I always felt awkward and shy and on the outside of the momentum of my friends' lives.” Steven Spielberg