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The Nazi State came to power with a radical discourse and attitude from the very beginning. It was clearly built to put an end to diversity and control people through a dangerous ideology. Those acts of horror that the Nazis were
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This sounds frighteningly familiar.
“Society should be alarmed when ideology becomes so deep seated that it supports barbarians with such an abominable purpose.”
― Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor : Classmate of Anne Frank
― Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor : Classmate of Anne Frank
“We were absurdly out of place here, like a seahorse in the desert, or a flower on the moon. A dread began to form in my mind, an unformed thought that I was not yet able to verbalize: Life is an anomaly here, and the mountains will tolerate that anomaly for only so long.”
― Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
― Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
“time, distance, and devastation allow people enough opportunity to craft villains out of people they don’t even know.”
― Reminders of Him
― Reminders of Him
“Pierre lives not far from us and the crows are stealing the vegetables from his own garden at home so he has offered in all seriousness to bring a gun and shoot them for me. I am all for the plan but am worried by his enthusiasm. Also Ella would probably call the police. Until Ned speaks to Jonathan again, I am making do by changing the hats on the scarecrows every few days. It seems for now to be tricking them.”
― The Promise
― The Promise
“I am also going to discuss the pros, cons and misconceptions of weight loss itself. While the diet industry often makes it seem like you need to lose weight to be attractive, feel more confident and be healthier, these are not necessarily true, at least not in such black-and-white terms. I don’t think it is a good idea to promote weight loss as a cure-all solution without discussing some possible side effects of dieting.”
― Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide
― Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide
David Bowie's Top 100 Books
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If you're moved by music, join us in remembering a hero, a weirdo, an innovator, a genius, a legend. In 2013 David Bowie posted a list of his 100 favo ...more
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