Quote by Russell Hoban
If the past cannot teach the present and the father cannot teach t

If the past cannot teach the present and the father cannot teach the son, then history need not have bothered to go on, and the world has wasted a great deal of time. – Russell Hoban

Other quotes by Russell Hoban

When you suffer an attack of nerves youre being attacked by the nervous system. What chance has a man got against a system? – Russell Hoban

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Stress
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There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent one. If you dont make that response, you continually relive the unresolved situation over and over in your life. – Russell Hoban

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Violence
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But when I dont smoke I scarcely feel as if Im living. I dont feel as if Im living unless Im killing myself. – Russell Hoban

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Smoking
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Other Quotes from
Learning
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Learning

Words are but wind and learning is nothing but words ergo, learning is nothing but wind. – Jonathan Swift

Category:
Learning

Having photographed the landscape for a number of years and specifically working with trees and in the forest I found, without consciously thinking about it, that it was a great learning experience for me in terms of organizing elements. – John Sexton

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Learning

Its only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning. – Drew Barrymore

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Learning

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We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him. – John Boehner

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The just is close to the peoples heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God. – Khalil Gibran

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Do feminists have a sense of humor? Yes. – Gloria Allred

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