Night Chapter Five Quotes & Sayings

The most significant event of the 20th century will be the fact that the North Americans speak English. — Otto Von Bismarck

Comparing the humped herds of whales with the humped herds of buffalo, which, not forty years ago, overspread by tens of thousands the prairies of Illinois and Missouri, and shook their iron manes — Herman Melville

You British plundered half the world for your own profit. Let's not pass it off as the Age of Enlightenment. — Paddy Chayefsky

Style is having the courage of one's choices and the courage to say no. It's good taste and culture. — Giorgio Armani

Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1. — Dar Williams

Never use hope to hurt someone. — Paul Acampora

You'll note that politicians no longer spend money, they invest it. Don't worry about paying more to the [IRS]. You aren't being taxed; you're taking a plunge on a fly-by-night stock issue. — P. J. O'Rourke

I confess to feeling continued ambivalence about political life, aware of its shortcomings and disappointments, but drawn back to it again and again because of its infinite promise. Justice can triumph, wrongs can be righted, and pain can be alleviated, if the right fix is found. The optimistic illusion that one can change the world is difficult to resist, especially when from time to time that illusion is sustained by even a hint of reality. Change does happen in the political process. — Madeleine M. Kunin