Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.

Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.

Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody...

Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody...

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which...

The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which...

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.

It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.

It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.

You can't take back an act you were able to think.

You can't take back an act you were able to think.

Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must...

Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must...

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look...

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look...

One does not set fire to a world which is already lost.

One does not set fire to a world which is already lost.

Power is paradoxical.

Power is paradoxical.

It is easy to kill when you don't see your victim.

It is easy to kill when you don't see your victim.

There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more,...

There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more,...

There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them.

There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them.

Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.

Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened...

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened...

World history is tragic.

World history is tragic.

A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst...

A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst...