B. Traven on defense
B. Traven8 quotes“If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions! The only real defence civilized man has against anybody who bothers him is to lie. There would be no lies if there were no questions.”
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No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions under which he can stay polite and soft-mannered.
B. TravenB. Traven Morals are taught & preached not for the sake of heaven, but to assist those people on earth who have everything they need & more to retain their possessions & to help them to accumulate still more. Morals is the butter for those who have no bread.
B. TravenB. Traven The deplorable thing is that the people who were tortured yesterday, torture today.
B. TravenB. Traven The treasure which you think not worth taking trouble and pains to find, this alone is the real treasure you are longing for all your life. The glittering treasure you are hunting for day and night lies buried on the other side of that hill yonder.
B. TravenB. Traven The prison was very important – as everywhere on earth. Everywhere the building of a prison is the first step in the organization of a civilized state.
B. TravenB. Traven The creative person should have no other biography than his works.
B. TravenB. Traven A trip to a Central American jungle to watch how Indians behave near a bridge won’t make you see either the jungle or the bridge or the Indians if you believe that the civilization you were born into is the only one that counts. Go and look around with the idea that everything you learned in school and college is wrong.
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I managed to cut myself loose and while there was pain – there weren’t any blood.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh Free will exist only in a confused mind.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland If you are true to yourself, you are already a winner.
Alex DanielAlex Daniel You deserve words that remind you of your value.
Saif Ali ManganSaif Ali Mangan Do always wonder about your worth and remind yourself that even roses have their own thorns.
Megan LaoMegan Lao I’m like sugar in the coffee. Stir me and I’ll dissolve into you.
BelaBela Plans have changed. Life looks different. & now we’re all figuring it out as we go.
Tanya GillTanya Gill Be loyal to those loyal to you.
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We can’t defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense.
Alan BersinAlan Bersin I’ve been working on my defense and my inside game.
Ryan GarciaRyan Garcia They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.
Al DavisAl Davis We have forty-four defenses for him, but he has forty-five ways to score.
Al AttlesAl Attles It’s just a huge boost for us to have one extra playmaker on our defense.
Adrian WilsonAdrian Wilson Brave men are a city’s strongest tower of defence.
AlcaeusAlcaeus I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle
Adolph RuppAdolph Rupp I work hard on my defense.
Adrian BeltreAdrian Beltre