Todorov Tzvetan Quotes

#1. The thirst for vengeance did not wait for Islam to appear in the world, and the appeal to the law of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is universal.

Tzvetan Todorov

#2. When the critic has said everything in his power about a literary text, he has still said nothing; for the very existence of literature implies that it cannot be replaced by non-literature

Tzvetan Todorov

#3. For evil to take place, the acts of a few people are not sufficient; the great majority also has to remain indifferent. That is something of which we are all quite capable.

Tzvetan Todorov

#4. God's church is not a stage for us to perform on but a garden for us to grow in.

Michael Horton

#5. Hell is paved with good intentions.

Samuel Johnson

#6. Jimmy Stewart could have been a good golfer, but he speaks so slowly that by the time he yells 'Fore!' the guy he's hit is already in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

Bob Hope

#7. CO2 is the exhaling breath of our civilization, literally ... Changing that pattern requires a scope, a scale, a speed of change that is beyond what we have done in the past.

Al Gore

#8. It is no longer necessary to resort to the power of a state in order to inflict heavy losses on your enemy, since a few highly motivated individuals with even a minimum of financial resources are enough."Hostile Forces" have completely changed their appearance.

Tzvetan Todorov

#9. Life cannot withstand death, but memory is gaining in its struggle against nothingness.

Tzvetan Todorov

#10. People have told me 'Betty, Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with old friends ... '
.. At my age, if I wanted to keep in touch with old friends, I'd need a Ouija board

Betty White

#11. Our diversity is not something that is on paper. It is the manifestation of our strength. It is not only our identity but also our tradition.

Narendra Modi

#12. The fear of barbarians is what risks making us barbarians.

Tzvetan Todorov

#13. I feel a pang of pity for the logbook, its secrets are all plucked out in minutes by this whirlwind of light and metal. Books used to be pretty high-tech, back in the day. Not anymore.

Robin Sloan

#14. We should not be simply fighting evil in the name of good, but struggling against the certainties of people who claim always to know where good and evil are to be found.

Tzvetan Todorov