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“Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.”
Source : Alfred Thayer Mahan (1912). “Armaments and Arbitration, Or, The Place of Force in the International Relations of States”, p.105, The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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“I wish to say what I think and feel today, with the proviso that tomorrow perhaps I shall contradict it all.”
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“I believe in something. But I don't believe that anything can hold a grudge for long enough to condemn its creation to eternal punishment. Nobody can hold a grudge that long, even God.”
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“Keep company with the more cheerful sort of the Godly; there is no mirth like the mirth of believers.”
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“When I was living in England I found that the more I lived abroad, the more American I discovered I was.”
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“Believe you can do it. Believing something can be done puts your mind to work for you and helps you find ways to do it.”
Source : George Shinn (2014). “The Miracle of Motivation: The Guide to Becoming Everything You Want to Be”, p.111, BookBaby
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“The world, life and human beings are only an illusion, a phantom, a dream image.”
Source : August Strindberg (1983). “Strindberg, Five Plays”, p.11, Univ of California Press
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“It's my attempt to remain invisible, not distract the reader from the story with obvious writing.”
