Cornelius Hackl Quotes & Sayings

Everybody talks about freedom, citizens," the big man said gently, seeming to draw upon that very sure source of personal knowledge again, "but they dont really want it. Half of them wants it but the other half dont. What they really want is to maintain an illusion of freedom in front of their wives and business associates. Its a satisfactory compromise, and as long they can have that they can get along without the other which is more expensive. The only trouble is, every man who declares himself free to his friends has to make a slave out of his wife and employees to keep up the illusion and prove it; the wife to be free in front of her bridgeclub has to command her Help, Husband and Heirs. It resolves itself into a battle; whoever wins, the other one loses. For every general in this world there have to be 6,000 privates. — James Jones

Do you think you can have everything you want just by yelling louder, just by being stronger? — Nora Roberts

On reflection, moral judgment in the arts appears rather as a tribute to their power to influence emotion and possibly conduct. And reflecting further on what some critics do today, one sees that a good many have merely shifted the ground of their moralism, transferring their impulse of righteousness to politics and social issues. — Jacques Barzun

I did not know at the time, but what I did at that swimming pool [on the east side of Wilmington] paved the way for Barack Obama. — Joe Biden

There's no such thing as a meaningless, worthless, or stupid dream. — Miyavi

You know what, I remember being on my T-ball team and telling people about 'Platoon.' — Bill Hader