„We have reached the point where ignorance and neglect are the best we can hope for in a ruler.“
— Lev Grossman, The Magicians
Quelle: The Magicians
„The best that we can hope for in this life is that we shall not have sons and grandsons of whom we need to be ashamed.“
— Lin Yutang, buch The Importance of Living
Quelle: The Importance of Living (1937), p. 23
Kontext: A reasonable naturalist then settles down to this life with a sort of animal satisfaction. As Chinese illiterate women put it, "Others gave birth to us and we give birth to others. What else are we to do?".... Life becomes a biological procession and the very question of immortality is sidetracked. For that is the exact feeling of a Chinese grandfather holding his grandchild by the hand and going to the shops to buy some candy, with the thought that in five or ten years he will be returning to his grave or to his ancestors. The best that we can hope for in this life is that we shall not have sons and grandsons of whom we need to be ashamed.
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„We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be, detested in France.“
— Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington British soldier and statesman 1769 - 1852
As quoted in Wellington and His Friends (1965) by Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, p. 138, and in The Economist (16 June 2005) http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?story_id=4079435
— Alan Keyes American politician 1950
Speech at McKay Events Center in Orem, Utah, September 22, 2000. http://renewamerica.us/archives/speeches/00_09_22mckay.htm.
2000
— Henry Melvill British academic 1798 - 1871
Quelle: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 231.
— Jo Cox UK politician 1974 - 2016
We nominated Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership. Now we regret it (6 May 2016)
„I am a tarsier and a tarsier's son,
the grandson and great-grandson of tarsiers“
— Wisława Szymborska Polish writer 1923 - 2012
"Tarsier"
Poems New and Collected (1998), No End of Fun (1967)
Kontext: I am a tarsier and a tarsier's son,
the grandson and great-grandson of tarsiers,
a tiny creature, made up of two pupils
and whatever simply could not be left out...
— Prem Rawat controversial spiritual leader 1957
Undated
Quelle: Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prem_Rawat.
„And whenever we need hope and inspiration, we can look to the skies and remember. God bless.“
— George W. Bush 43rd President of the United States 1946
2020's, Speech during a 9/11 commemoration at the Flight 93 National Memorial
„We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope.“
— Edward Abbey, buch Desert Solitaire
Quelle: Desert Solitaire
— George Soros Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist 1930
Speech at the National Press Club (2004)
— Prem Rawat controversial spiritual leader 1957
Undated
Quelle: Conversation with Prem Rawat The Prem Rawat Foundation
„After realising the depth of tragedy, we can and need to be joyful in hope.“
— Kuruvilla Pandikattu Indian philosopher 1957
Joy: Share it! p. 54.
Joy: Share it! (2017)
„We, by our arts may be called the grandsons of God.“
— Leonardo Da Vinci Italian Renaissance polymath 1452 - 1519
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), X Studies and Sketches for Pictures and Decorations
— Alexander Maclaren British minister 1826 - 1910
Quelle: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 127.
— Jacques-Yves Cousteau French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher 1910 - 1997
Interview (March 1996)
— Mel Brooks American director, writer, actor, and producer 1926
On the initial inspiration for his film Young Frankenstein, in "The Sunday Conversation: Mel Brooks on his 'Young Frankenstein' musical" in The Los Angeles Times (1 August 2010) http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/01/entertainment/la-ca-conversation-20100801
