Christopher Hitchens Quotes

Enjoy the best quotes of Christopher Hitchens. Explore, save & share top quotes by Christopher Hitchens.

Wars, wars, wars': reading up on the region I came across one moment when quintessential Englishness had in fact intersected with this darkling plain. In 1906 Winston Churchill, then the minister responsible for British colonies, had been honored by an invitation from Kaiser Wilhelm II to attend the annual maneuvers of the Imperial German Army, held at Breslau. The Kaiser was 'resplendent in the uniform of the White Silesian Cuirassiers' and his massed and regimented infantry...Strange to find Winston Churchill and Sylvia Plath both choosing the word 'roller,' in both its juggernaut and wavelike declensions, for that scene.

Christopher Hitchens
Save QuoteView Quote
Similar Quotes by Christopher Hitchens

Wars, wars, wars': reading up on the region I came across one moment when quintessential Englishness had in fact intersected with this darkling plain. In 1906 Winston Churchill, then the minister responsible for British colonies, had been honored by an invitation from Kaiser Wilhelm II to attend the annual maneuvers of the Imperial German Army, held at Breslau. The Kaiser was 'resplendent in the uniform of the White Silesian Cuirassiers' and his massed and regimented infantry...Strange to find Winston Churchill and Sylvia Plath both choosing the word 'roller,' in both its juggernaut and wavelike declensions, for that scene.

Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22: A Memoir
Save QuoteView Quote

I know that the Kaiser incarnates all there is of brute force and of murder. And yet I would not, if I had the power, kill the Kaiser. I would do to him what Thomas Paine wanted to do to the king of England. He said, "Destroy the king, but save the man.

Eugene V. Debs
Save QuoteView Quote

Torah is not merely a collection of prohibitions, rigid strictures and boring observances. Rather, it is a narrative of the blessings and promises of God initially offered to one person and family, but through which the whole world will ultimately be blessed.

Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
Save QuoteView Quote

When nothing becomes the vocalThen nothing becomes the focalAnd nothing’s becoming at all

Kate Kaiser, Letters to my Mother
Save QuoteView Quote

Truly, learning appears to be a reverse geometric progression with experiences at one hour, one day, one month or one year dramatically more influential and formative than later experiences. As has often been quoted, 85% of brain development takes place by age 3, and yet we spend only 4% of our educational dollars by that point.

George Kaiser
Save QuoteView Quote

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

Henry Kaiser
Save QuoteView Quote

No matter how much someone else loves you or you love other people, if you don’t love yourself then it can never be enough.

Shannon Kaiser
Save QuoteView Quote

Having an aim is the key to achieving your best.

Henry J. Kaiser
Save QuoteView Quote

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

Henry J. Kaiser
Save QuoteView Quote

When your work speaks for itself don't interrupt.

Henry J. Kaiser
Save QuoteView Quote