Pedder Nissan Quotes & Sayings

Who desired the Great War? No nation benefitted from it. The war brought about the destruction of the Prussian Empire, stripped the British Empire of its ability to hold its colonies, slaughtered the French and starved Germany, inspired a revolution in Russia, and prepared the ground for a more terrible slaughter to come. The great powers didn't want a war and they certainly didn't need one. But their people wanted a war. To the surprise of the rulers across the Allies and the Central Powers, the idea of war was seized by the people of every nation. — Matthew De Abaitua

The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you're going to hunt elephants, don't get off the trail for a rabbit. — T. Boone Pickens

A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover — Clifton Fadiman

I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them. — Lou Holtz

Greatness is judged not by the negative things we say but the positive things we do". — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

The "question" is the source of human evolution and revolution. — Ted Agon

You shouldn't say 'animals' to distinguish between humans and non-humans. We are all animals. — Peter Singer

The Olympics is an imperfect interregnum, the parade of nations a fantasy about a peace never won. It offers little relief from strife and no harbor from terror. — Jill Lepore

Complaining is the qualifying trait of the Weak, to be disqualified by the Wise in every sense. — Saurabh Dudeja