“Two armies at death-grips — that is one great army committing suicide.”
Henri Barbusse book Under Fire
Variant translation: Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.
Under Fire (1916), Ch. 1 - The Vision
My Twisted World (2014), Final Days
“Two armies at death-grips — that is one great army committing suicide.”
Henri Barbusse book Under Fire
Variant translation: Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.
Under Fire (1916), Ch. 1 - The Vision
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.”
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist
“Don't commit suicide, because you might change your mind two weeks later.”
Art Buchwald (1925–2007) journalist, humorist, United States Marine
A humorous personal mantra he used to combat his states of depression, published in Too Soon to Say Goodbye (2006)
Leaving Home (1995).
“I don't know how people who engage in that don't commit suicide”
Bertie Ahern (1951) Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland
commenting on people "talking the economy down", just before the crash. Speech at Irish Congress of Trade Unions conference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjGSfuSQpA 2007-07-3.
“I admire only two types of people: the potentially mad and the potential suicide.”
Emil M. Cioran (1911–1995) Romanian philosopher and essayist
On the Heights of Despair (1934)
“I would feel real trapped in this life if I didn't know I could commit suicide at any time.”
Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) American journalist and author
“Instead of committing suicide, people go to work.”
Thomas Bernhard book Correction
Source: Correction
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) French poet
Il y a dans tout homme, à toute heure, deux postulations simultanées, l'une vers Dieu, l'autre vers Satan.
Journaux intimes (1864–1867; published 1887), Mon cœur mis à nu (1864)
Mitch Hedberg (1968–2005) American stand-up comedian
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