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We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

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Friedrich Durrenmatt
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Category: Patriotism

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. The greatest writers of this age… are aware of the mystery of our existence.
  • 2. Age gives you a great sense of proportion. You can be very hard on yourself when you're younger but now I just think 'well everybody's absolutely mad and I'm doing quite well'.
  • 3. It's not the normal way to look at things but I experienced death at a really young age and because of that it's been part of my mental landscape that death is really very possible.

2 Amazing

  • 1. Most actors want to sink their teeth into amazing material.
  • 2. Truthfully being pregnant is changing me as a person. Each day is part of this amazing journey that has completely shifted the focus of my life and made me reevaluate my personal and professional goals.
  • 3. Well it was the beginning of my film career. It was amazing to me that I got nominated for an Academy Award.

3 Anger

  • 1. Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time anger at what we can't do fear or even disgust at growing old.
  • 2. Fear is the only true enemy born of ignorance and the parent of anger and hate.
  • 3. For every minute you remain angry you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. I've been sober for two-and-a-half years My children are happy. In August my wife and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary. My band is back together with a sold-out tour.
  • 2. We can't forget what happened on May 4th 1970 when four students gave up their lives because they had the American constitutional right of peaceful protest. They gave up their lives. And to sing that song in that spot on that anniversary was very emotional for us.
  • 3. I didn't make my first solo record until 1981 so I don't have any 60's or 70's recordings but I am working on a large boxed set called DUST to be released next year the 20th anniversary of my first solo record.

5 Architecture

  • 1. Trying to describe something musical is like dancing to architecture it's really difficult.
  • 2. The intellectual force of the West is still dominant but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning and that less will be based on our models.
  • 3. In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route.
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