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[] ol55 2226points2daysago

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It'samazinghowquicklypeoplecanthroweverythingaway.

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ToniMorrison,"SongofSolomon"




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Gotellthoseoldmen,safeinbed,Wetooktheirordersandaredead."

A.D.Hope

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[] deinoteron 89points1dayago

ThisisdefinitelyanallusiontoSimonides'epigraphforthesoldiersatThermopylae:

',,.

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[] Fauchard1520 88points1dayago

IalwayspreferredtheWilliamStevenPressfieldtranslation:GotelltheSpartans,strangerpassingby,thathereobedienttotheirlawswelie.permalink parent pocket




[] scubashark007 3317points2daysago

"Forgiveothers,notbecausetheydeserveforgiveness,butbecauseyoudeservepeace."JonathanLockwoodHuiepermalink pocket


[] reality_man 2310points2daysago

"Thehourofdeparturehasarrived,andwegoourways.Itodie,andyoutolive.WhichisbetterGodonlyknows."Socratespermalink pocket

[] CenabisBene 417points1dayago

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[] pushkarik 95points1dayago

Goodwords.Manshallpayhisdebts.permalink parent pocket

[] coloncalamity 67points1dayago

That'snotquitewhat'sgoingonthere.Pardonmylaziness,butI'lljustquoteWikipedia:AsclepiuswastheGreekgodforcuringillness,anditislikelySocrates'lastwordsmeantthatdeathisthecureandfreedom,ofthesoulfromthebody.Additionally,inWhySocratesDied:DispellingtheMyths,RobinWaterfieldaddsanotherinterpretationofSocrates'lastwords.HesuggeststhatSocrateswasavoluntaryscapegoathisdeathwasthepurifyingremedyfor



Athens'misfortunes.Inthisview,thetokenofappreciationforAsclepiuswouldrepresentacureforAthens'ailments.[20]

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[] TheCat5001 1239points2daysago

Iactuallyfindhisotherquotemorechilling:Insomesortofcrudesensewhichnovulgarity,nohumor,nooverstatementcanquiteextinguish,thephysicistshaveknownsinandthisisaknowledgewhichtheycannotlose.RobertOppenheimerpermalink parent pocket

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ImagineifJapanhadnotsurrendered.Terrifyingthought.permalink parent pocket

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[] terlin 281points1dayago*

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backthentheworldwouldbeaverydifferentplacenow.EDIT:I'monmyphonerightnow,ifsomeonecanverifytherearmedGermansIwillbeveryhappy.EDIT:The"rearmedGermans"planwereforOperationUnthinkable,thecounteroptoaUSSRinvasionofWesternEurope.permalink parent pocket




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Nietzsche

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FleetAdmiralBill"Bull"Halsey.OneofthemostaggressiveUSAdmiralsduringWWII,reinforcedbyhisslogan,"Hithard,hitfast,hitoften",AdmiralHalseyrevolutionizednavalwarfarewithhisextensiveuseofcarrierairpower.permalink parent pocket





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AbsalomandAchitophelisatrulygreatpoem,andthissectionofitismasterful.MustIatlengththeswordofjusticedraw?Ohcursteffectsofnecessarylaw!HowillmyfeartheybymymercyscanBewarethefuryofapatientman.




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theater,thenavy,prettymuchthesamethingedit:Ishouldknow,Ididaschoolproductionof"SouthPacific"whenIwasaweeladpermalink parent pocket

[] AnthonySchliesman 183points1dayago

Actually,insomeways,yes.Alotofbackstagecurtainworkisbasedoffoftheworkofoldsailorswhowerehiredtobuild/worktheflyreelsforthecurtains.I'vehadtolearnseveralknotsandseafairingtermsthatapplytostagework.Itmightsoundlikeajoke,buthonestlythetwoareactuallydistantlyrelated.Plus,AnythingGoes,DamesatSea...thelistgoesonfortheamountofnavyesquemusicalsthereare.permalink parent pocket




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Thesurestwaytocorruptayouthistoinstructhimtoholdinhigheresteemthosewhothinkalikethanthosewhothinkdifferently.Nietzschepermalink pocket


[] sidcool1234 3413points2daysago*

FirsttheycamefortheSocialists,andIdidnotspeakoutBecauseIwasnotaSocialist.



ThentheycamefortheTradeUnionists,andIdidnotspeakoutBecauseIwasnotaTradeUnionist.

ThentheycamefortheJews,andIdidnotspeakoutBecauseIwasnotaJew.

Thentheycameformeandtherewasnoonelefttospeakforme.

MartinNiemller

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[] alblaster 66points1dayago

Thisreallyspeakstome,becausemydadwasborntowardtheendoftheHolocaustinGermanyandcouldhavebeenkilled.Luckilyhewasn't.It'samazinghowpeoplecanleteachotherdohorriblethingsandnotcare,becausetheyaren'tthevictim(yet).Remindsmeofthisquote"TheOnlyThingNecessaryfortheTriumphofEvilisthatGoodMenDoNothing"permalink parent pocket



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Theytriedtoburyus.Theydidntknowwewereseeds.MexicanProverbpermalink pocket


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Yeahbutthepyramidsaresuchabiggerboxpermalink parent pocket





[] internetarbiter 800points2daysago

Theentirespeechisgreatbutthispartiswhatgetsme.Soldiers!dontgiveyourselvestobrutesmenwhodespiseyouenslaveyouwhoregimentyourlivestellyouwhattodowhattothinkandwhattofeel!Whodrillyoudietyoutreatyoulikecattle,useyouascannonfodder.Dontgiveyourselvestotheseunnaturalmenmachinemenwithmachinemindsandmachinehearts!Youarenotmachines!Youarenotcattle!Youaremen!Youhavetheloveofhumanityinyourhearts!Youdonthate!Onlytheunlovedhatetheunlovedandtheunnatural!Soldiers!Dontfightforslavery!Fightforliberty!Inthe17thChapterofStLukeitiswritten:theKingdomofGodiswithinmannotonemannoragroupofmen,butinallmen!Inyou!You,thepeoplehavethepowerthepowertocreatemachines.Thepowertocreatehappiness!You,thepeople,havethepowertomakethislifefreeandbeautiful,tomakethislifeawonderfuladventure.

partial,TheGreatDictatorspeechpermalink pocket

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Asocietygrowsgreatwhenoldmenplanttreeswhoseshadetheyknowtheyshallneversitin

~Greekproverbpermalink pocket

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So,teachersare,like,humanfarmers?permalink parent pocket



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KinderGardeners?permalink parent pocket

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ThatisliterallythemeaninginGermantobefair.SmartDeustchlanderwhoevercameupwiththat^^


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"YouknowwhatI'msickandtiredof,Harry?I'msickandtiredofhavingtoekemywaythroughlife.I'msickofbeinganobody.Butmostofall...I'msickofhavingnobody."LloydChristmasIthinkalotofuscanrelate.Ittouchesmeandmakesmelaughatthesametime.permalink pocket

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AlrightLloyd.Aspenitis.permalink parent pocket

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"IFGODHADWANTEDYOUTOLIVE,HEWOULDNOTHAVECREATEDME!"~TheSoldierfromTeamFortress2permalink parent pocket


[] the_noodle 550points2daysago*

RemindsmeofVictarionEuronGreyjoyfromASongofIceandFire.Godless?Why,Aeron,Iamthegodliestmanevertoraisesail!Youserveonegod,Damphair,butIhaveservedtenthousand.FromIbtoAsshai,whenmenseemysails,theypray.

EDIT:Ifuckedupbad.Inmydefense,it'ssolateit'searly.permalink parent pocket



[] xKylesx 148points2daysago*

"Bewareamanwithnothingtolose"VarusEDIT:Addedsourcepermalink pocket


[] ilovelamp72 262points2daysago

"Notoneofyourpertinentancestorswassquashed,devoured,drowned,starved,stranded,stuckfast,untimelywounded,orotherwisedeflectedfromitslife'squestofdeliveringatinychargeofgeneticmaterialtotherightpartnerattherightmomentinordertoperpetuatetheonlypossiblesequenceofhereditarycombinationsthatcouldresulteventually,astoundingly,andalltoobrieflyinyou."BillBrysonpermalink pocket


[] katiefbear 652points2daysago

Ittakesalifetolearnhowtolive.permalink pocket


[] sussel 2316points2daysago

"Thinkoftheriversofbloodspilledbyallthosegeneralsandemperorssothatingloryandtriumphtheycouldbecomethemomentarymastersofafractionofadot."CarlSaganpermalink pocket

[] OrangePaper7 177points2daysago

Hiswhole"PaleBlueDot"speechisgolden.permalink parent pocket





[] noteaching 2392points2daysago

Mydear,Findwhatyouloveandletitkillyou.Letitdrainyouofyourall.Letitclingontoyourbackandweighyoudownintoeventualnothingness.Letitkillyouandletitdevouryourremains.Forallthingswillkillyou,bothslowlyandfastly,butitsmuchbettertobekilledbyalover.~FalselyyoursCharlesBukowskipermalink pocket

[] reddit_crunch 75points2daysago*

indirectlyrelated:Oneshouldalwaysbedrunk.That'sallthatmatters...Butwithwhat?Withwine,withpoetry,orwithvirtue,asyouchoose.Butgetdrunk.

CharlesBaudelairepermalink parent pocket


[] 401vs401 253points2daysago

Greatquote,butnotBukowski.Actually,there's$100waitingforyouifyoucanproveBukowskisaid/wrotethat.Oneforumuseroffereda"signed,numberedBlackSparrowBukowskibook,alongwithahundreddollarbilltouseasabookmark"toanyonethatcanproduceproofofthequote.Theprizehasnotbeenclaimed.

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2013/07/charles_bukowski_quote.phppermalink parent pocket



[] Lexsin 1214points2daysago

"Thedeathofonemanisatragedy.Thedeathofmillionsisastatistic."Stalinand"Oldermendeclarewar.Butitistheyouththatmustfightanddie."permalink pocket

[] EnricoBelfry 244points2daysago

'Inpeacesonsburytheirfathersandinwarfathersburytheirsons.'permalink parent pocket



[] inkontheside 849points2daysago*

"Thisisthewaytheworldends.Notwithabangbutawhimper."T.SElliotEdit:wordpermalink pocket

[] candygram4mongo 188points2daysago

Itlosessomethingwithouttherepetition,Ithink:Thisisthewaytheworldends.Thisisthewaytheworldends.Thisisthewaytheworldends.Notwithabangbutawhimper.




[] nickjacksonD 39points1dayago

"Sothisishowlibertydies.Withthunderousapplause."StarWarsepisodeIIIpermalink parent pocket




[] ferminriii 65points1dayago

"Todayayoungmanonacidrealizedthatallmatterismerelyenergycondensedtoaslowvibration,thatwearealloneconsciousnessexperiencingitselfsubjectively,thereisnosuchthingasdeath,lifeisonlyadream,andwearetheimaginationofourselves.HeresTomwiththeWeather."

BillHicks

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[] imj666777 3875points2daysago*

Extinctionistherule.Survivalistheexception.CarlSaganNevergottomanyupvotes:opermalink pocket

[] Spreebald 1600points2daysago

ThissoundedlikeaquotefromSovereigntome.permalink parent pocket

[] Historicaldog 1265points2daysago

Youexistbecauseweallowitpermalink parent pocket

[] Fullmetal9780 1073points2daysago

Andyouwillendbecausewedemandit.permalink parent pocket

[] h0norb0und 1586points2daysago

Gandhipermalink parent pocket

[] icanhazfunny 63points1dayago

"GiveusGunpowderforReligionorpreparetobenuked"Gandhipermalink parent pocket

[] curtmack 48points1dayago

Goodol'Civilization."You'vefinishedresearchingorbitalmechanics!Whatwouldyouliketoresearchnext?""Writing."permalink parent pocket









[] wrestlerguy 4266points2daysago

"Wheniwasachild,mymothersaidtome,'Ifyoubecomeasoldier,you'llbeageneral.Ifyoubecomeamonkyou'llendupasthepope.'InsteadibecameapainterandwoundupasPicasso."PabloPicassoThisisagreatquotetoremindyourselftobeyourselfandthatonlythroughdoingthatcanyoubeyourbest.permalink pocket

[] ihatepizzaa 2671points2daysago*

RemindedmeofZlatan.edit:ooohshiny:DtothankyouallIfoundthisnicelittlevideopermalink parent pocket

[] lordblonde 1609points2daysago

"Wheniwasachild,mymothersaidtome,'Ifyoubecomeasoldier,you'llbeageneral.Ifyoubecomeamonkyou'llendupasthepope.'InsteadibecameafootballerandwoundupasZlatan."ZlatanIbrahimovicI'mnowconvincedhehassaidthisatsomepoint.permalink parent pocket

[] AppleCave 1438points2daysago

Noheactuallysays:"Zlatanshoots.Zlatanscores.Zlatan."permalink parent pocket

[] Cannabis_Cannibal 740points2daysago

"Iamtheeast,Iamthewest,IamZlatanIbrahimovic."ZlatanIbrahimovicpermalink parent pocket

[] dJe781 713points2daysago

Zlatani,Zlatadi,ZlataciZlatanpermalink parent pocket






[] Dusted_Hoffman 1397points2daysago

Eachsecondweliveisanewanduniquemomentoftheuniverse,amomentthatwillneverbeagain.Andwhatdoweteachourchildren?Weteachthemthattwoandtwomakefour,andthatParisisthecapitalofFrance.Whenwillwealsoteachthemwhattheyare?Weshouldsaytoeachofthem:Doyouknowwhatyouare?Youareamarvel.Youareunique.Inalltheyearsthathavepassed,therehasneverbeenanotherchildlikeyou.Yourlegs,yourarms,yourcleverfingers,thewayyoumove.YoumaybecomeaShakespeare,aMichelangelo,aBeethoven.Youhavethecapacityforanything.Yes,youareamarvel.Andwhenyougrowup,canyouthenharmanotherwhois,likeyou,amarvel?Youmustwork,wemustallwork,tomaketheworldworthyofitschildren.~PabloPicassopermalink parent pocket

[] egophony 194points2daysago



Accordingtotheinternet,thisisPabloCasals,notPicasso.Stillagreatquote.Sources:1,2,3permalink parent pocket




[] CruelRealityCheck 219points2daysago

Ifthedayshouldevercomewhenwemustgo,ifsomedaywearecompelledtoleavethesceneofhistory,wewillslamthedoorsohardthattheuniversewillshakeandmankindwillstandbackinstupefaction..JosephGoebbelsCreepyandunnervingpermalink pocket


[] a_strange_beard 3201points2daysago*

"Thewholeproblemwiththeworldisthatfoolsandfanaticsarealwayssocertainofthemselves,butwiserpeoplesofullofdoubts."BertrandRussell(EDIT:It'sfromBertrandRusseloriginally,thoughtitwasfromCharlesBukowskibecauseofGoogle,sorry).permalink pocket


YeatswrotesomethingsimilarinTheSecondComing:"Thebestlackallconviction,whiletheworst/Arefullofpassionateintensity."permalink parent pocket




Thecold,suffocatingdarkgoesonforeverandwearealone.Liveourlives,lackinganythingbettertodo.Devisereasonlater.Bornfromoblivionbearchildren,hellboundasourselves,gointooblivion.Thereisnothingelse.Existenceisrandom.Hasnopatternsavewhatweimagineafterstaringatitfortoolong.Nomeaningsavewhatwechoosetoimpose.Thisrudderlessworldisnotshapedbyvaguemetaphysicalforces.ItisnotGodwhokillsthechildren.Notfatethatbutchersthemordestinythatfeedsthemtothedogs.It'sus.Onlyus.(RorschachinWatchmen)permalink pocket

[] MeGustanLasFajitas 186points2daysago

ItalwaysstrikesmehowinterestingofacharacterRorschachis.Hehasallthereasonstobesodepressivethathewouldchoosetonotleavethebedorevenendhisownlife.Insteadhedecidestofollowsomeextrememoralpaththatisclearlyirrationaljustbecauseifhestepsoutofthatmode,thereisnothingleftforhim.AttheendofWatchmen,presentedwithasituationwherehismoralpathisindeedillogical,hebasicallybegsforhisdeathbecauseheknowsthereisnootherwayhecouldfunction.






[] skugger 2385points2daysago*

Iusedtothinktheworstthinginlifewastoendupallalone,itsnot.Theworstthinginlifeistoendupwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelallalone.BobcatGoldthwait.EDIT:AsmostofyouguyssaidIthinkImustgivethecredittothemoviewriternotthecharacter.Iapologize.permalink pocket


[] ILikeMichaelCera 1538points2daysago

"DidyouthinkI'dforgottenyou?PerhapsyouhopedIhad."FrankUnderwoodIkeeprewatchingthatepisodejusttohearhimsaythatline.permalink pocket

[] this_is_balls 331points1dayago

"Presidentswhoobsessoverhistoryobsessovertheirplaceinit,insteadofforgingit.""Whosaidthat?""Idid,justnow."permalink parent pocket

[] XavierMendel 511points2daysago

FrankUnderwoodisatreasuretroveofawesomequotes.Everyepisodeisjustdrippingwithhisawesomeness.Can'twaituntilFebruary.permalink parent pocket

[] sonnyjim91 173points1dayago

Myfavoriteis:"Freddiebelievesthatifafridgefallsoffthebackofatruckinfrontofyou,itisyourjobtoswerveoutoftheway.Ibelievethatit'sthefridge'sjobtoswerveoutofmine."permalink parent pocket

[] ElijahPaul 97points1dayago

"ThatswhyGodgaveusreflexessowecanmovethefuckoutofthewaywhenafridgecomesoutofnowhere"Freddypermalink parent pocket




[] FabledSpring 3941points2daysago*

"ButwhopraysforSatan?Whoineighteencenturies,hashadthecommonhumanitytoprayfortheonesinnerthatneededitmost?"Edit:thankyoutotheredditorwhopointedoutitwasMarkTwain.It'snotfuckingCindyLouWho.Edit#2:Thankyoutotheredditorwhobrokemygoldcommentvirginity!!!permalink pocket

[] jmwbb 1078points2daysago



marktwainpermalink parent pocket

[] usvaa 2242points2daysago

MarkTwainisgreat.Myfavoritefromhim:ThemoreIlearnaboutpeople,themoreIlikemydog.permalink parent pocket

[] lexsird 1385points2daysago

"Outsideofadog,abookisman'sbestfriend.Insideofadogit'stoodarktoread."GrouchoMarxpermalink parent pocket

[] general_tictac 263points1dayago

"Iintendtoliveforever,ordietrying."GrouchoMarxpermalink parent pocket

[] zoombazoo 87points1dayago

"I'dneverjoinaclubthatwouldhavemeasamember"GrouchoMarxpermalink parent pocket






[] tendorphin 1005points2daysago

Satanusedtobeincludedinprayersatmyonechurch.They'dsaysomethinglike,"and,Lord,ifyouseefit,pleaseallowLuciferandhisangelstoseekoutsalvationfromyou.Changetheirheartssotheymayseethejoyandhappinessthatcomesthroughfollowingyou."Itwasprettycool.permalink parent pocket



[] The_Painted_Man 1638points2daysago*

Imustnotfear.Fearisthemindkiller.Fearisthelittledeaththatbringstotalobliteration.Iwillfacemyfear.Iwillpermitittopassovermeandthroughme.AndwhenithasgonepastmeIwillturntoseefearspath.Wherethefearhasgonetherewillbenothing......OnlyIwillremain.

LitanyAgainstFear,Dune,byFrankHerbert

Edit:justlikecoolguysdon'tlookatexplosions,coolredditorsdon'tacknowledgegettinggold.Thanksforthegold!(ClearlyI'mnotoneofthecooldudes)permalink pocket


[] TheYellowChicken 1006points2daysago*

"Thosewhomakepeacefulrevolutionimpossiblewillmakeviolentrevolution



inevitable."JohnF.KennedyThisquoteistimelessandhasmadeareturnwithallofthecurrentpolicecontroversiesEdit:Manyotherproblemsintheworldcanalsobeattributedtothisquotepermalink pocket


[] Mardkayin 4512points2daysago

"Whentheaxecameintothewoods,manyofthetreessaid,"Atleastthehandleisoneofus'".Fuck.permalink pocket


[] JaffElation 294points2daysago

"Themostmercifulthingintheworld,Ithink,istheinabilityofthehumanmindtocorrelateallitscontents.Weliveonaplacidislandofignoranceinthemidstofblackseasofinfinity,anditwasnotmeantthatweshouldvoyagefar.Thesciences,eachstraininginitsowndirection,havehithertoharmeduslittlebutsomedaythepiecingtogetherofdissociatedknowledgewillopenupsuchterrifyingvistasofreality,andofourfrightfulpositiontherein,thatweshalleithergomadfromtherevelationorfleefromthedeadlylightintothepeaceandsafetyofanewdarkage."H.P.Lovecraftpermalink pocket


[] Sybert99 3531points2daysago

RalphWaldoEmersononceaskedwhatwewoulddoifthestarsonlycameoutonceeverythousandyears.Noonewouldsleepthatnight,ofcourse.Theworldwouldcreatenewreligionsovernight.Wewouldbeecstatic,delirious,maderapturousbythegloryofGod.Instead,thestarscomeouteverynightandwewatchtelevision.PaulHawkens.Commencementaddress,UniversityofPortland,2009.permalink pocket

[] TheOldGods 431points2daysago*

RemindsmeofthatIsaacAsimovstory...Someonehelpmeout.Edit:foundit.Giveitareadwhenyougetasecond.permalink parent pocket

[] bobby_sands 152points2daysago

Nightfallhttp://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/AST389/TEXTS/Nightfall.htmtldrhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_%28Asimov_short_story_and_novel%29permalink parent pocket




[] John_Wilkes 901points2daysago

Neverinthefieldofhumanconflictwassomuchowedbysomanytosofew.SaidbyWinstonChurchillabouttheapproximately2,000pilotsfortheRoyalAirForcewhowontheBattleofBritain,thebattlefortheskiesofEurope.Thesemen,mainlyBritish,butwithasizableminorityfromAustralia,Canada,PolandandCzechia,defeatedtheGermanLuftwaffe.Thisallowedtheallies,ratherthantheNazis,tohavecontrolof



theseasaroundEurope,notonlypreventinganinvasionofBritain,butalsomakingDDaypossible,andthesubsequentliberationofhundredsofmillionsfromNazirule.ThefactthatEuropeisdominatedbyfreedemocraciestothisdayisthankstothosemen.permalink pocket

[] Macfrogg 251points2daysago

We,theunwilling,ledbytheunknowing,aredoingtheimpossiblefortheungrateful.Wehavedonesomuch,forsolong,withsolittle,wearenowqualifiedtodoanythingwithnothing.KonstantinJireekpermalink parent pocket



[] jdaher 2831points2daysago*

Twopossibilitiesexist:EitherwearealoneintheUniverseorwearenot.Bothareequallyterrifying.ArthurC.ClarkeEdit:epermalink pocket


[] Pottski 541points2daysago

"Ihavewrittenyoudown,youwillliveforever."Bastille"Poet".Hadthatlinestuckinmyheadforayear.GivesmecomfortatworkwhenI'mwritingarticleafterarticle.permalink pocket


[] Wise_Kruppe 756points2daysago

Everythingwasbeautiful,andnothinghurt.permalink pocket


[] bones_92 1146points2daysago

Thistooshallpasspermalink pocket

[] capehart_karsh 1416points2daysago*

crochetedabovemytoilet.edit:whoknewmygoldcherrywouldbepoppedbymotivationalcrochet.Timetotakemyhappyassdownto/r/lounge!permalink parent pocket



[] Dartez 1762points2daysago

"Whatageisablackboy,whenhelearnshe'sscary?"fromTheFortressofSolitudebyJonathanLethempermalink pocket

[] Slumph 124points2daysago

Thisistheonlyoneinthethreadthatmademetwistmyheadforamoment.Clever



littlestatement.permalink parent pocket



[] XyzzyPop 294points2daysago

Thiscreaturesoftenedmyheartofstone.Shediedandwithherdiedmylastwarmfeelingsforhumanity.permalink pocket


[] FrenchRenekton 741points2daysago

"Thereareonlytwoimportantdaysinyourlife:thedayyouareborn,andthedayyoufindoutwhy.""Asocietygrowsgreatwhenoldmenplanttreeswhoseshadetheyknowtheywillneversitin.""Notallthosewhowanderarelost."

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[] Early_Morning_Coffee 1696points2daysago

Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep,ButIhavepromisestokeep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.RobertFrost.permalink pocket

[] yodatsracist 111points2daysago*

HaveyouheardFrostreadingthatpoemhimself?Hissighing,nowdeadnorthernNewEnglandaccent,hisgravellyvoiceaccentuatedbythehissoftherecording.Here'sTheRoadNotTaken,aswell.AndBirches.ThequalityofpoetryonYouTubesurprisedmeatfirst(checkoutYeats,BillyCollins,andSylviaPlathreadingtheirownpoems,too),andit'samazingtoliveatatimewhenIcanhearlongdeadpoetsreadtheirbestworktomewheneverIfeellikeit.

edit:IshouldprobablylinktothemostchillingpoemIknow,"DeathoftheBallTurretGunner"byRandallJarrell(readitit'sonlyfivelines,butholyfuck).permalink parent pocket



[] ADishServedHot 3507points2daysago

"Standamongsttheashesofatrilliondeadsoulsandasktheghostsifhonormatters...Thesilenceisyouranswer."permalink pocket

[] bilbob17 287points2daysago

Whatisthisfrom?SeemsfamiliarbutIcan'tplaceit.permalink parent pocket

[] ADishServedHot 579points2daysago*

don'tevenknow,justreadittheotherdayandsaveditEdit:googlesaysJavik,MassEffect



Edit:/u/Nikap64hadaprettygoodexplanationhere.Thequoteseemstohavebeeninresponsetoa'dotheendsjustifythemeans'typeofmoraldilemma.ShouldwechoosedishonornowtoultimatelyprotectusinthefuturefromtheReapers?OrshouldwetakethehonorableroutenowandriskbeingwipedoutbytheReapers.permalink parent pocket

[] PM_ME_UR_CUDDLEZ 134points2daysago

AhhmyfavouritespaceRastafarianpermalink parent pocket



[] Elzirgo 251points2daysago

VideogamecalledMasseffect3.permalink parent pocket



[] fmanproelite 154points2daysago

Somanygoodonesfromthatseries,Joker:Itllbebetterthantheolddays.Shepard:Ihopeso.Idied.permalink parent pocket

[] workingwithfire 71points2daysago

DoyouwantmetocalltheCouncilsoyoucanhanguponthem?Justlikethegoodolddays?permalink parent pocket



[] thegameguru_reddit 107points2daysago*

Frommasseffectpermalink parent pocket



[] chavram 201points2daysago

DoubtthouthestarsarefireDoubtthatthesundothmoveDoubttruthtobealiarButneverdoubtilove.

WilliamShakespeare

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[] johnhackworth 76points1dayago

"theuniverseisprobablylitteredwiththeoneplanetgravesofcultureswhichmadethesensibleeconomicdecisionthatthere'snogoodreasontogointospaceeachdiscovered,studiedandrememberedbytheoneswhomadetheirrationaldecision"RandallMunroe(http://xkcd.com/893/)permalink pocket




[] racheyzzz 42points2daysago

FromthefilmApocalypto:"Amansatalone,drencheddeepinsadness.Andalltheanimalsdrewneartohimandsaid,"Wedonotliketoseeyousosad.Askusforwhateveryouwishandyoushallhaveit."TheMansaid,"Iwanttohavegoodsight."Thevulturereplied,"Youshallhavemine."TheMansaid,"Iwanttobestrong."Thejaguarsaid,"Youshallbestronglikeme."ThentheMansaid,"Ilongtoknowthesecretsoftheearth."Theserpentreplied,"Iwillshowthemtoyou."Andsoitwentwithalltheanimals.AndwhentheManhadallthegiftsthattheycouldgive,heleft.Thentheowlsaidtotheotheranimals,"NowtheManknowsmuch,he'llbeabletodomanythings.SuddenlyIamafraid."Thedeersaid,"TheManhasallthatheneeds.Nowhissadnesswillstop."Buttheowlreplied,"No.IsawaholeintheMan,deeplikeahungerhewillneverfill.Itiswhatmakeshimsadandwhatmakeshimwant.Hewillgoontakingandtaking,untilonedaytheWorldwillsay,'IamnomoreandIhavenothinglefttogive.'"permalink pocket

[] bruddahhh 2012points2daysago

"Donotgogentleintothatgoodnight.Rage,rageagainstthedyingoflight."DylanThomaspermalink pocket

[] Spambop 382points2daysago

"hic"DylanThomaspermalink parent pocket



[] ax8l 507points2daysago

Comingfromanexcommunistcountry:"Imaydisagreewithwhatyousay,butIwilldefendtothedeathyourrighttosayit."permalink pocket


[] PSyCOhTOa 3302points2daysago

"Idon'tknowwhatworldwar3willbefoughtwith,butIknowthatWW4willbefoughtwithsticksandstones"AlbertEinsteinpermalink pocket

[] kuttanpilla 389points2daysago

"Hundredyearsagoyouwerelivingintentsouthereinthedesertchoppingeachother'sheadsoffandthat'swhereyou'llbeinanotherhundredyears."permalink parent pocket



[] prolixdreams 34points2daysago

TheRoadgoeseveronandonDownfromthedoorwhereitbegan.NowfaraheadtheRoadhasgone,AndImustfollow,ifIcan,Pursuingitwitheagerfeet,Untilitjoinssomelargerway



Wheremanypathsanderrandsmeet.Andwhitherthen?Icannotsay.permalink pocket


[] ignoramusaurus 160points2daysago

"Someofusarejustghosts,waitingtodie"it'sthefirstlinefromthebookBirdsWithoutWings.permalink pocket


[] PmMeUrTitsIllPmUMine 637points2daysago

AllthatisgolddoesnotglitterallthatislongdoesnotlastAllthatisolddoesnotwithernotallthatisoverispastJuststickswithmeforsomereason.permalink pocket

[] Gunslinger86 242points2daysago

AreyouquotingTolkien?BecauseIknowanearlyversionofBilbo'spoemaboutStriderreadslikethis,buttheversioninthebookruns:AllthatisgolddoesnotglitterNotallthosewhowanderarelostTheoldthatisstrongdoesnotwitherDeeprootsarenotreachedbythefrostFromtheashesafireshallbewokenAlightfromtheshadowsshallspringRenewedshallbeBladethatwasbrokenThecrownlessagainshallbeking.permalink parent pocket



[] hawkingsboots 68points1dayago*

Donotstandatmygraveandweep,Iamnotthere,Idonotsleep.Iamathousandwindsthatblow.Iamthediamondglintonsnow.Iamthesunlightonripenedgrain.Iamthegentleautumnrain.Whenyouwakeinthemorninghush,Iamtheswift,upliftingrushOfquietbirdsincirclingflight.Iamthesoftstarlightatnight.Donotstandatmygraveandweep.Iamnotthere,Idonotsleep.Donotstandatmygraveandcry.Iamnotthere,Ididnotdie.MaryFrye(1932)Editmyfirstgold!Thanksinternetstrangerpermalink pocket


[] Zain88 66points2daysago

"Whenyoudancewithdeath,lead."Varuspermalink pocket





UseofthissiteconstitutesacceptanceofourUserAgreementandPrivacyPolicy.2014redditinc.Allrightsreserved.REDDITandtheALIENLogoareregisteredtrademarksofredditinc.

[] JohnnyIsOnFire 653points2daysago

Demonsrunwhenagoodmangoestowar.permalink pocket

[] brufleth 682points2daysago

Ilikethewholebit:DemonsrunwhenagoodmangoestowarNightwillfallanddrownthesunWhenagoodmangoestowarFriendshipdiesandtrueloveliesNightwillfallandthedarkwillriseWhenagoodmangoestowarDemonsrun,butcountthecostThebattle'swon,butthechildislostWhenagoodmangoestowar



[] crunchyeyeball 402points2daysago

Goodmendon'tneedrules.TodayisnotthedaytofindoutwhyIhavesomany.permalink parent pocket



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