Edward Dahlberg Quotes

Social media is great, I guess, but it feels like technology is the sapper of innocence.

The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself.

'The Last Ship,' which is a beautifully written piece, is about a love triangle and young men working in a shipyard. Audiences may prefer to see a show that allows them to forget about their worries for an evening.

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.

Apparently we love our own cell phones but we hate everyone else's.

From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

I love young men, lots of them, your ancient masculine double standard.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

I haven't ever really relied on relationships with guys. They come around and it's cool, but it's never been a big thing. I guess I've just been really distracted by work.

When men don't fear God, they give themselves to evil.

I think there's a fear of disconnect sometimes; communication is a huge issue for all of us, from adults to kids, as far as our face-to-face time and our ability to interact with each other without isolating itself to a phone. I think that has to be something that's very challenging.

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Bullies are often people who are shy and can't make friends easily, so, as the theme of the movie 'A Bronx Tale' tells us, it is better to be feared if you can't be loved.

Our society has gotten to the point where we might soon become less and less shocked by any kind of violence.

When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships.

As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles.

In order to endure death and horror one tends to kill ones own humanity, which is a much greater danger than not being able to bear it.

We have young men with shoes which light up when they walk and a brain that seems dead when they talk.

All of you young people who served in the war. You are a lost generation... You have no respect for anything. You drink yourselves to death.

In some sense, when you take a child soldier out of an armed group, you've taken away the identity he or she has had for years, and you can't assume life is just going to return to normal.

There was about two years where I was more or less agoraphobic and didn't deal with anybody, didn't talk to anybody, didn't have any friends at all.

The truth is that those who join gangs - more often than not they are young men in their later teens - often do come from the most difficult family backgrounds, from an environment where they feel neglected and unwanted. Gang membership can bring a perverse sense of belonging which they may not have ever got at home.

Big Brother' has put me off people. I thought, 'I'm gonna get a dog.' I really think I'm going to become more reclusive. It was nothing like I expected. I was so naive about it.