Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.

Heywood Broun

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Topic

Atheism

Author

Heywood Broun

Source

A New Preface to an Old Story

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Sports broadcaster Journalist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Broun, Heywood. "A New Preface to an Old Story." Broun's Nutmeg, 19 Aug. 1939.

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You can't understand it. You would have to be born there.

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Author

William Faulkner
Source
Absalom, Absalom!
Medium
Novel
Genre
Southern Gothic
Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom! Chelsea House Publishers, 1987, p. 85.

Another quote from 1939

The last mass trials were a great success. There are going to be fewer but better Russians.

Greta Garbo

Ninotchka

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Topic
Show trials Russian communism
Speaker
Ninotchka
Actor
Greta Garbo
Source
Ninotchka
Medium
Film
Genre
Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Ninotchka. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

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Topic
Learning from mistakes Mistakes Excess Wisdom

Author

William Blake
Source
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Medium
Poem
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Paradox
Language
English
Time
1793 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Argument." The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. c. 1790.

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Blake, William. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.