Josef Quotes

1. "In a lovely book called On Hope, Josef Pieper explores Thomas Aquinas' theology of hope along these lines: the hopeful person is by definition a wayfarer (viator), because the virtue of hope lies midway between the two vices of despair (desperatio) and presumption (praesumptio). What despairing persons and presumptuous persons have in common is that they aren't going anywhere, they are fixed in place: the despairing because they don't think there's anywhere to go, the presumptuous because they think they have reached the pinnacle of achievement."
Author: Alan Jacobs

2. "On the night that I was born, my paternal grandfather, Josef Tock, made ten predictions that shaped my life. Then he died in the very minute that my mother gave birth to me."
Author: Dean Koontz

3. "Atilla Josef istasyonunda indim trendenuzandim hayatin üstüne boylu boyuncailk maasimi almistim son defa Sirket-i Hayriye'dendeniz ve tren; ikisiyle de siire giderdim ben"
Author: Haydar Ergülen

4. "Sizi tutan bir sey var -bir korku, bir zaaf-, öfkenizi ifade etmenizi engelliyor. Bunun yerine yufka yürekliliginizden gurur duyuyorsunuz. Mecburen yaptiginiz seyleri erdeme dönüstürmeye çalisiyorsunuz. Duygularinizi derinlere gömüyor ve sonra da hinç hissetmediginiz için kendinizi azizlere benzetiyorsunuz. Anlayisla yaklasan doktor rolünü unutuyorsunuz; siz o rolün kendisi oluyorsunuz, kendinizi öfkelenemeyecek kadar iyi birisi gibi görünüyorsunuz. Josef, küçük bir intikam iyi bir seydir. Bastirilmis hinç insani hasta eder!"
Author: Irvin D. Yalom

5. "Inançlarinizi degistirme cesaretinizin olmasi bundan iyidir. Josef, çok daha iyidir. Görev ve sadakat sahte görüntülerdir, arkasina saklanilan perdelerdir. Kendini özgür kilmak kutsal bir hayir demektir, ödeve bile."
Author: Irvin D. Yalom

6. "I heard of that bloodthirsty old murderer Josef Stalin inviting all nations to join a happy family of folks devoted to the abolition of tyranny and intolerance!"
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

7. "The reason I am still sitting at Josef's kitchen table is the same reason traffic slows after a car wreck- you want to see the damage; you can't let yourself pass without that mental snapshot. We are drawn to horror even as we recoil from it."
Author: Jodi Picoult

8. "I release Josef, who collapses to my feet, and confesses not just to all war crimes at Auschwitz but also for being responsible for the colossal mistakes New Coke and Sex and the City 2."
Author: Jodi Picoult

9. "When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem.Josef Stalin"
Author: Joseph Stalin

10. "It's unclear whether Brauser was trying to hit Franz Josef or Rangi. I hope it was the former. There's one difference between a bully and a hero, I guess: good aim."
Author: Karen Russell

11. "Are you the government?"He seemed surprised by the question. "Does the government fight evil?"I thought about it. For some reason, the first thing that came to mind wasn't the FBI or the justice system, but my last trip to the DMV. "Well," I said, "it can.""Lots of things can fight evil," True replied. "Cinderblocks, for example--if a Cinderblock had fallen in Josef Stalin's crib, the twentieth century might have been a bit more pleasant.(...)"
Author: Matt Ruff

12. "It was on the steamer carrying him through the Golden Gate that he happened to reach down into the hole in the lining of the right pocket of his overcoat and discover the envelope that his brother had solemnly handed to him almost a month before. It contained a single piece of paper, which Thomas had hastily stuffed into it that morning as they all were leaving the house together for the last time, by way or in lieu of expressing the feelings of love, fear, and hopefulness that his brother's escape inspired. It was the drawing of Harry Houdini, taking a calm cup of tea in the middle of the sky, that Thimas had made in his notebook during his abortive career as a librettist. Josef studied it, feeling as he sailed toward freedom as if he weighed nothing at all, as if every precious burden had been lifted from him."
Author: Michael Chabon

13. "As soon as the cold became uncomfortable, Eli had opened his shirt and had a nice long chat with the burn on his chest. Karon was happy to help them stick it to the ice and wind spirits, and he cheerfully kept the air around Eli as warm and dry as a smokehouse. "I only wish it didn't reek of sulfur," Josef said, pressing up the mountainside. "I'd almost rather deal with the cold.""Well, don't let me stop you," Eli huffed, though even he looked a little green. "Who am I to stand between a man and his frostbite?"
Author: Rachel Aaron

14. "Josef: Why haven't you killed them?Mick: There's more than one suspect..Josef: So kill them all."
Author: Rachel Hawthorne

15. "Mick: What do you remember from when you were four?Josef: Well it was 1603 Mick, it's reasonable to be a little hazy."
Author: Rachel Hawthorne

16. "Thnkz 4 hlpng e wth e spllng d gwammer mestr josef"
Author: Ward Schiller

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