Bielawski Obituary Quotes & Sayings

Even after years of war, some men retained scruples about licensed
homicide. [ ... ] Lieutenant Peter Downward commanded the sniper
platoon of 13 Para. He had never himself killed a man with a rifle,
but one day he found himself peering at a German helmet just visible
at the corner of an air-raid shelter
an enemy sniper.
I had his head spot in the middle of my telescopic sight, my safety
catch was off, but I simply couldn't press the trigger. I suddenly
realised that I had a young man's life in my hands, and for the cost
of one round, about twopence, I could wipe out eighteen or nineteen
years of human life. My dithering deliberations were brought back to
earth with a bump as Kirkbride suddenly shouted: 'Go on, sir. Shoot
the bastard! He's going to fire again.' I pulled the trigger and saw
the helmet jerk back. I had obviously got him, and felt completely
drained ... What had I done? — Max Hastings

The next two sources of influence that routinely act on you are equally easy to spot. The people who surround you both motivate and enable your habits. — Kerry Patterson

Why are we all only like mortal pieces of furniture? Why is nothing important? — D.H. Lawrence

Why were men such fools, that they created the very hurts for themselves that they most feared? — Omair Ahmad

We are publishers of content and consumers of content at the same time. (D. Abbot, J.Hegarty) — Gordon Torr

They're the salt of the earth, those girls. They don't sit each night and compare notes on groups, criticising lyrics, asking if it's valid. They just play the record ... yeah, and maybe they dance. I love them. I love them dearly — David Bowie

I met Betty on the street.
"I saw you with that bitch a while back. She's not your kind of woman."
"None of them are. — Charles Bukowski

I hurl my heart to halt his pace. — Sylvia Plath

In the upshot there is only one answer for the preacher who wonders whether he is worthy to preach the sermon he has composed or for the writer who wonders whether he is worthy to write the religious book he is working on. The answer is: Of course not. To ask yourself: Am I worthy to perform this Christian task? is really the peak of pride and presumption. For the very question carries the implication that we spend most of our time doing things we are worthy to do. We simply do not have that kind of worth. — Harry Blamires

I have nothing against gay officers, but its time to get your shit straight an leave the drag at home. — Khalia Hades

Sleeping alone seemed unnatural to me, and pitiful, something done in hospitals or when you're contagious. — Barbara Kingsolver

I do wish that I had gone to college, just for the simple fact that knowing more than one approach makes you more well-rounded. But I still can't say knowing what I know now, that I would have done it any differently. — Meagan Good

Do not think lightly of good, that nothing will come of it. A whole water pot will fill up from dripping drops of water. — Gautama Buddha