Quotes of Smedley Butler

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War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.

- Smedley Butler

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“ I am convinced that one should tell one's spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does not come from Heaven every day to stay in a golden ciborium; He comes to find another heaven, the heaven of our soul in which He loves to dwell. ”

- St. Therese of Lisieux

“ Let no one who loves be called unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow. ”

- J. M. Barrie

“ When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it. ”

- Gandhi

“ It’s not bragging if you can back it up. ”

- Muhammad Ali

“ Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes. ”

- Paulo Coelho

“ There is a distinct, awful pain that comes with loving someone more than they love you. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write? ”

- Rainer Maria Rilke

“ You know her well. People are harder to sum up when you know them well. ”

- Veronica Roth

“ Your past, including your failures, simply offers feedback that makes you wiser and stronger than before. ”

- Brittany Burgunder

“ I’ll hold you in my heart, till I can hold you in my arms. ”

- Unknown

“ Do not let your negative thoughts have power over you because those thoughts will end up controlling your life. No one can live a positive life with a negative mind. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made. ”

- Tyler Kent White

“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

“ To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground. ”

- Stephen Covey

“ When you know my love, my love will warm you. ”

- Ruby Dee

“ Mistakes are not bad; excuses are. ”

- Udai Yadla

“ Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

“ A blooming relationship even if it’s someone else’s, makes me so happy and reinstates my faith in love... ”

- Nitya Prakash

“ Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out. You're curious and smart and bored, and all you see is the choice between working hard and slacking off. There are so many adventures that you miss because you're waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go. ”

- Randall Munroe

“ Don't be pushed by your problems;be led by your dreams. Believe in you. ”

- Vasso Charalambous

“ When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ”

- Plato

“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

- Greg Behrendt

“ There is nothing higher than love, and nothing lower than ignorance. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ I may not be where I want to be, but if I stop now, I'll NEVER get where I'm going! ”

- Laura Lynch