What a country calls its vital… interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. – Simone Weil
A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless. – Simone Weil

What a country calls its vital… interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. – Simone Weil
A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless. – Simone Weil
A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams. – Simone Weil
When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder. – Simone Weil
The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000ft above the war zone to avoid getting hit. I dont think there is any point in having wars if thats how youre going to behave. Its pathetic. All this whining! – Rupert Everett