Kashanchi Md Quotes & Sayings

As the late Edward W Said wrote after the attack on the World Trade Center, 'Western humanism is not enough: we need a universal humanism.' I agree with that. The question is how to get it, and my own view is that it can't be had unless we raise our demands on ourselves a long way beyond decorating our lives with enough cultivation to make the pursuit of ambition look civilized. — Clive James

The first thousand are the hardest. — Herbert Gute

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one. — Daley Thompson

Sometimes it is necessary to celebrate life, despite being faced with defeat and death. — Jolina Petersheim

The mob was only a means to strengthen their position, to give their voices a greater resonance. Obviously they neither could nor wanted to organize the mob, and would dismiss it once their aim was achieved. But they discovered that antisemitic slogans were highly effective in mobilizing large strata of the population. — Hannah Arendt

Dad had this story. A Marine and a Navy guy walk into a bathroom together. They both take a piss, and then sailor goes to the sink. The Marine heads for the door, and the sailor says, "Hey- in the Navy they teach us to wash up after we take a leak." And the Marine turns around and says, "Yeah? Well, in the Marines they teach us not to piss on our hands. — Keith R.A. DeCandido

Humor is the politeness of despair. — Boris Vian

You wouldn't call yourself a runner if you quit every race your ran halfway through. — Chuck Wendig