“Why did you beat me so hard?”

to his mother in her later years. Her response was "That's why you turned out so well". Source: Edvard Radzinsky, p. 32
Contemporary witnesses

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update Sept. 28, 2023. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Why did you beat me so hard?" by Joseph Stalin?
Joseph Stalin photo
Joseph Stalin 95
General secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1879–1953

Related quotes

Sherrilyn Kenyon photo
Eoin Colfer photo

“So, what did you get for me?"
Angeline paused for a beat. "Jeans."
"What?" croaked Artemis.
"And a T-shirt.”

Eoin Colfer (1965) Irish author of children's books

Source: The Atlantis Complex

“You would always beat me; not so much because you are a better fighter as because you will not accept defeat.”

Samuel Youd (1922–2012) British writer

The Sword of the Spirits

Cornelius Keagon photo

“If you can't beat me, join me”

Cornelius Keagon (1996) Liberian humanitarian aid worker
Arthur Conan Doyle photo

“You wish to put me in the dark. I tell you that I will never be put in the dark. You wish to beat me. I tell you that you will never beat me.”

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) Scottish physician and author

Source: The Final Problem and Other Stories

Bill Whittle photo

“Why are Republicans older than Democrats? Because it takes awhile for life to beat the stupid out of you, that's why.”

Bill Whittle (1959) author, director, screenwriter, editor

Bill Whittle's Keynote speech https://vimeo.com/162748223 at the David Horowitz Freedom Center's 2016 West Coast Retreat (8 April 2016)
2010s

Ray Comfort photo
Mitch Albom photo

“All humans are musical. Why else would the Lord give you a beating heart?”

Source: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

Related topics