Tony Judt Quotes

We need to learn... how war brutalises and degrades winners and losers alike and what happens to us when, having heedlessly waged war for no good reason, we are encouraged to inflate and demonise our enemies in order to justify that war's indefinite continuance.

Tony Judt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: January 2, 1948 - August 6, 2010

Topics

GoodWarLearnWinnersNeedReason

If my time with my kids is shorter than it was yesterday, it's better than nothing.

Maya Rudolph

TimeBetterYesterdayNothingKids

I really enjoyed hanging out with some of the teachers. This one chemistry teacher, she liked hanging out. I liked making explosives. We would stay after school and blow things up.

Maya Lin

TeacherSchoolChemistrySheOutUp

I think the older you get, the more lax you get, and the less romantic you are.

Tom Cullen

RomanticThinkYouMoreGetOlder

I sacrificed a lot of things growing up.

Logic

Growing UpGrowingUpThingsLot

Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have perhaps forgotten what it's like to be 12 years old.

Joyce Maynard

ChildhoodJoyOldYearsForgotten

When my parents separated, I was very grateful.

Christopher Durang

GratefulParentsVerySeparated

I've been ripping the Rolling Stones off with every song I write in some form or another.

Brad Paisley

SongWriteRollingStonesOffBeen

In America today, if your sensibilities are offended by something that has happened, you get an enormous amount of credibility and are taken very seriously.

Brit Hume

TodayAmericaYouSeriouslyOffended

Make no judgements where you have no compassion.

Anne McCaffrey

CompassionYouWhereMakeJudgements

Walking is magic. Can't recommend it highly enough. I read that Plato and Aristotle did much of their brilliant thinking together while ambulating. The movement, the meditation, the health of the blood pumping, and the rhythm of footsteps... this is a primal way to connect with one's deeper self.

Paula Cole

HealthTogetherThinkingSelfMagic

I sing 'All Apologies' with my own lyrics. People want to sing along, but then, oops, they realize it's a different story.

Nina Hagen

PeopleStoryWantMy OwnRealize

When a man leaves you notes saying he loves you, or asks how your day was - and then listens - you feel special.

Lyndsy Fonseca

DayManSayingFeelYouSpecial

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