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#1. Jesus Christ was innocent too,' said Svejk, 'and all the same they crucified him. No one anywhere has ever worried about a man being innocent. Maul halten und weiter dienen ['Grin and bear it and get on with the job'] - as they used to tell us in the army. That's the best and finest thing of all.

Jaroslav Hasek

#2. Why is it that, among men, physical courage is a trait so plenteous yet moral courage is a trait so rare?

Mark Twain

#3. Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered.

P. J. O'Rourke

#4. The biggest threat to advanced economies is that debt will accumulate until the overhang weighs on growth.

Carmen Reinhart

#5. On the nights they went to bed at the same time, Rocco would lie there and watch her go to the closet, watch her choose either silky slips or mannish shirts, like running up sex flags from across the room.

Richard Price

#6. It's a phenomenon that we don't really understand.

Russell Johnson

#7. THEY ATE LUNCH in a Mexican place called Dirty Is God.

William Gibson

#8. If the influence of luck is a delusion, then all I can say is that the delusion is virtually universal.

Felix Dennis

#9. The friend of nature is the man who feels himself inwardly united with everything that lives in nature, who shares in the fate of all creatures, helps them when he can in their pain and need, and as far as possible avoids injuring or taking life.

Albert Schweitzer

#10. We all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future generations.

Blythe Danner

#11. The best martial artist doesn't win fights, but avoids fights. Martial arts is a way of gaining basic self-mastery of your mind, body and emotions. It can also be very useful in combat situations.

Frederick Lenz