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In times when religious or political faith or hope predominates, the writer functions totally in unison with society, and expresses society's feelings, beliefs, and hopes in perfect harmony. ↗

— Juan Goytisolo

#expresses #faith #feelings #functions #harmony

My mother had a horrific life. At fourteen, she was in the Nazi concentration camps. Her sense about life now is, every day above ground is a good day. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#above #camps #concentration #day #every

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere. ↗

— Russell Simmons

#because #better #day #everyone #everywhere

Life is God's novel. Let him write it. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

#him #life #novel #write

I feel like, in some ways, I'm just a journalist. ↗

— Nanci Griffith

#i #i feel #i feel like #journalist #just

I've directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that - to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat. ↗

— Gary Sinise

#directed #done #enough #fairly #feel

In 1916 I was discharged from military service, or rather, given a sort of leave of absence on the understanding that I might be recalled within a few months. And so I was a free man, at least for a while. ↗

— George Grosz

#discharged #few #free #free man #given

I'm not trying to say that it never hurt or that I never felt its sting, but I can honestly say that I never blamed anybody for racism. I have considered it more of a manifestation of humanity's problem rather than my personal problem. ↗

— Robert Guillaume

#blamed #considered #felt #honestly #humanity

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. ↗

— Nathan Hale

#country #i #life #lose #only

And it really is a good feeling to get up there and make that sound. I'm not stuck in a time warp, because I can use as many of the old songs as I want to, just the favorites. ↗

— Dan Hicks

#favorites #feeling #get #good #good feeling