Villaseca Joliet Quotes & Sayings

When I have suggested to my colleagues that we must take seriously Eichmann's repeated testimony to the effect that he learned from Heydrich in the fall of 1941 of Hitler's order for the physical destruction of the Jews, I have met with either embarrassed silence or open skepticism. How can I be so gullible? Don't I know that Eichmann's testimony is a useless conglomeration of faulty memories on the one hand and calculated lies for legal defense and self-justification on the other? From it we can learn nothing of value about what actually happened during the war, only about Eichmann's state of mind after the war. These are documents that reveal how Eichmann wished to be remembered, not what he did.

-- Perpetrator Testimony: Another Look at Adolf Eichmann, pages 4-5 — Christopher R. Browning

If you get murdered because you go on a date with someone you met on the Internet, you probably deserved it. — Andy Rooney

Education is worthy if it tells you that how you can be a blessing for humanity. — Deepak Burfiwala

If you want to know what cram is, I can only say that I don't know the recipe; but it is biscuitish, keeps good indefinitely, is supposed to be sustaining, and is certainly not entertaining, being in fact very uninteresting except as a chewing exercise. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Even when the gods stood on the side of righteousness, they were concerned with the act more than with the intent. — Marcus Aurelius

The art of opposition and of revolution is to unsettle established customs, sounding them even to their source, to point out their want of authority and justice. — Blaise Pascal

When you can give without expecting anything in return, you have mastered the art of living. — Jon Mead

Gary Sherman has written a truly insightful and helpful book that will positively change the lives of its readers. Although many books have wise teachings, few have accessible, reliable and transformative practices like this one. I highly recommend this book. — Russell Delman