Friedrich Nietzsche vs. George W. Bush
Read 20 entries attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche alongside 20 attributed to George W. Bush. Compare the wording and topic labels.
This page places 20 entries attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche alongside 20 attributed to George W. Bush. Each selection is ordered by stored importance score. These are selections from QuoteLineage, not complete accounts of either author's work.
Topic labels present in both displayed selections: truth. Shared labels do not by themselves demonstrate agreement, disagreement, or influence between the authors.
Attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche, entry #1191: "Amor Fati – “Love Your Fate”, which is in fact your life."
Attributed to George W. Bush, entry #54811: "I thought the Iraqis were Muslims."
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Friedrich Nietzsche
1844 – 1900
German philosopher whose work challenged conventional morality and values.
"Amor Fati – “Love Your Fate”, which is in fact your life."
#life"Without music, life would be a mistake."
#Philosophy1889
"The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity."
#love"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."
#friendship"Ultimately, it is the desire, not the desired, that we love."
#love"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness."
#love"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."
#friendship"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him."
#Philosophy1882
"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger."
#Philosophy1889
"One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too."
#love"Love is a state in which a man sees things most decidedly as they are not."
#love"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how."
#Philosophy1889
"Today as always, men fall into two groups: slaves and free men. Whoever does not have two-thirds of his day for himself, is a slave, whatever he may be: a st…"
"The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and revile the whole."
#books"To be incapable of taking one's enemies, one's accidents, even one's misdeeds seriously for very long—that is the sign of strong, full natures in whom there …"
#nature"All that exists that can be denied deserves to be denied; and being truthful means: to believe in an existence that can in no way be denied and which is itse…"
#truth"Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?"
#life"In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point."
#truth"The pride connected with knowing and sensing lies like a blinding fog over the eyes and senses of men, thus deceiving them concerning the value of existence.…"
#life"The objective of all human arrangements is through distracting one's thoughts to cease to be aware of life."
#lifeGeorge W. Bush
1824 – 1900
George Walker Bush is an American politician, businessman, and former U.S. Air Force officer who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party and the eldest son of the 41st president, George H.
"I thought the Iraqis were Muslims."
#mind"I'm for an immigration policy that's welcoming."
#politics"This is something the world should know about. Some have tried to pose a choice between American ideals and American interests — between who we are and how w…"
#freedom"Secondly, you are blessed to live in the greatest Nation – ever. Here you can strive and succeed as far as you dare to dream. It says something about our cou…"
#hope"We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them."
#fear"No device of man can remove the tragedy from war, yet it is a great advance when the guilty have far more to fear from war than the innocent."
#war"People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say, 'Here, here's your speech, or he…"
#time"I understand not everybody agrees with the decisions I've made, but that's not unique to Central or South America. Truth of the matter is, there's people who…"
#truth"Lacking the military strength to challenge us directly, the terrorists have chosen the weapon of fear. When they murder children at a school in Beslan or blo…"
#war"Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use…"
#justice"America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us…"
#ethics"Iraq's talented people, rich culture, and tremendous potential have been hijacked by Saddam Hussein. His brutal regime has reduced a country with a long and …"
#art"Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended."
#freedom"Jazz, often called America's classical music, so influenced our culture that Americans named a decade after it. Like the country of its birth, jazz blends ma…"
#justice"You have lifted a shadow of fear for many families. God bless you and may God bless the victims."
#religion"My call tonight is for every American to commit at least two years — 4,000 hours over the rest of your lifetime, to the service of your neighbors and your na…"
#time"The state can do what they want to do. Don't try to trap me in this state's issue like you're trying to get me into."
#politics"These sources of strength are also in the faith that sustains so many of us. Across the town of Blacksburg and in towns all across America, houses of worship…"
#religion"The search is underway for those who are behind these evil acts. I've directed the full resources for our intelligence and law enforcement communities to fin…"
#justice"I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun."
#mind