Kellner Quotes & Sayings

Writers block: when I get it, it's because my subconscious spotted that I'd make a huge structural mistake in constructing a novel before my conscious mind became aware of it, and threw on the brakes. So I've learned not to sweat it: take two days off, then back up a chapter, read through, and try to work out why I'm suddenly uneasy about continuing. — Charles Stross

You'd better get onto MI6. They'll be in charge of security at the airport."
"Of course." Sir Graham moved toward the door. He stopped and turned around. "And what happens if you're wrong?" he inquired. "What happens if these soccer players do somehow get killed?"
Kellner shrugged. "At least we'll know what we're dealing with," he said. "And they lost every single one of their games while they were in Nigeria. I'm sure we can put together another team. — Anthony Horowitz

The butchering may continue as it will, it shall remain the historical guilt of the Western powers that they did not promptly provide the sharpest preventative measures against the continued attack-politics Germany undertook. Possibilities existed for this, but no measures were seized upon. — Friedrich Kellner

The craziest of all political systems, the unique dictatorship, found its earned end. History will note for eternity that the German people were not able on their own initiative to shake off the yoke of the National Socialists. The victory of the Americans, English and Russians was a necessary occurrence to disrupt the National Socialists' delusions and plans for world domination. — Friedrich Kellner

It's interesting that there are only two groups of people in our country who are not held accountable for their behavior or decisions. One is exempted by the constitution, and that is foreign diplomats. The other, through a loophole, is HMOs. — Debbie Stabenow

Nothing is secret once you tell anyone. If you want to keep it quiet - don't tell a soul. — Richard Chamberlain

We can bear up under everything, if we have only the certainty that the monster Hitler with his insatiable bloodletting and plundering will have committed soon his last shameful deed. — Friedrich Kellner

I could not fight the Nazis in the present, as they had the power to still my voice, so I decided to fight them in the future. I would give the coming generations a weapon against any resurgence of such evil. My eyewitness account would record the barbarous acts, and also show the way to stop them. — Friedrich Kellner

My first order of business was to look in the side pocket where I had hidden my garnet and gold necklace. — Nancy B. Brewer

The children are designated as "Air Force aides of the Hitler youth" and wear military uniforms and become used to handling the anti-aircraft artillery flak guns. 15 and 16 year old children as warriors! If the war still continues to last for a long time, perhaps the babies will be also employed. Total war!! — Friedrich Kellner

Gutenberg, your printing press has been violated by this evil book, Mein Kampf! — Friedrich Kellner

Terror is trump. Common, brutal suppression methods are considered as sanctified laws. "Old Fighters" are holy ones. From the district leader upwards there are only Gods! — Friedrich Kellner

Have no rigid system in you, and you'll be flexible to change with the ever changing. — Bruce Lee

Every person has the choice between Good and Evil. Choose Good, and stand against those who would choose Evil. — Friedrich Kellner

The agony of international relations is the need to try to practice politics without the basic conditions for political order. — Bernard Crick

The application of psychoanalysis to sociology must definitely guard against the mistake of wanting to give psychoanalytic answers where economic, technical, or political facts provide the real and sufficient explanation of sociological questions. On the other hand, the psychoanalyst must emphasize that the subject of sociology, society, in reality[,] consists of individuals, and that it is these human beings, rather than an abstract society as such, whose actions, thoughts, and feelings are the object of sociological research.
"Psychoanalysis and sociology." Pp. 37-39 in
Critical theory and society: A reader,
edited by S. Bronner and D. Kellner.
New York: Routledge. — Erich Fromm

Spineless politics do not change the mind of a tyrant. — Friedrich Kellner

I'm trying to find out what's actually true, which is nearly always something, if not a world of things, that you can't read in books. — William Finnegan

The modern suburb is the product of the car, the five-day week, and the "bankers' hours" of the masses. — David Riesman

And you go on toward your ocean, the cigar biting your lips the way love used to. — Charles Bukowski

Why only hate? Where does love remain? Or at least a little decency toward other people? Exactly the same as we behaved against the Jews, we now wish to do against all other people who are in our way, to smash, crush - yes, even exterminate. — Friedrich Kellner

I think more people need to make out. — Josh Homme

The world will rightfully be upset over so much inhumanity, and a hate will burn that can never be extinguished. How long will this reign of terror continue? — Friedrich Kellner

Qatar is giving 2.8% of our GDP to research. This is something again that is a breakthrough, as nobody was even thinking of research as a tool or component for advancement in this part of the world. — Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned

The race was on; the souls of the racers were in it; over them bent the myriads. — Lew Wallace

My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.' — Sally Hawkins

If now, after the collapse, should any of these lackeys of Adolf Hitler have the insolence to claim they were merely harmless onlookers, let them feel the scourge of avenging mankind ... Whoever cries about having lost the Nazi system or wants to resurrect National Socialism is to be treated as a lunatic. — Friedrich Kellner