Giaconi Haer Quotes & Sayings

When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the frustration from which it has arisen. — Edith Sitwell

Buddy Holly was the geekiest looking guy in the world, but he had some really rockin tunes. — Chris Cheney

If there's only one God, your God is also the God of your enemy. — Benno Van Der Toren

...the modern bias in contemporary Western scholarship (which has spread to the rest of the world as well) insists upon focusing all attention on the formation of the modern world and 'modernity.' By directing attention to a time period rather than to a region, Western scholars can place the West at the center of any discussion, and subordinate backward Asia to Western history, without explicitly condemning Asian cultures and polities or arguing for a narrowly Eurocentric view of the world. Nevertheless, modern history is effectively a racist pursuit that not only elevates white Westerners above all others, but also actively denigrates Asian history. — Peter A. Lorge

When you are sixteen you do not know what your parents know, or much of what they understand, and less of what's in their hearts. This can save you from becoming an adult too early, save your life from becoming only theirs lived over again
which is a loss. But to shield yourself
as I didn't do
seems to be an even greater error, since what's lost is the truth of your parents' life and what you should think about it, and beyond that, how you should estimate the world you are about to live in. — Richard Ford

There's responsibility, but there's also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad. — Derek Jeter

Never turn your back on the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe ... unless you want a bucket of water thrown on your head. — Wendy Mass

The death of something living is the price of our own survival, and we pay it again and again. We have no choice. It is the one solemn promise every life on earth is born and bound to keep. — Barbara Kingsolver