Quotes
Authors
Thomas Dunn English
"When greater perils men inviron, Then women show a front of iron; And, gentle in their manner, they Do bold things in a quiet way." --
Source : Thomas Dunn English (1885). “The Boy's Book of Battle-lyrics: A Collection of Verses Illustrating Some Notable Events in the History of the United States of America, from the Colonial Period to the Outbreak of the Sectional War”
Thomas Dunn English
#Appreciation Quotes
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“I suspect that someday in a world with legal ***** for adults, you will probably have branding that occurs for different types of the product.”
Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“If I were to disclose all their rituals, I think that it would be easy to prove that witches are not diabolists; but the oaths are solemn and the witches are my friends. I would not want to hurt their feelings. They have secrets which to them are sacred. They have good reason for their secrecy.”
“Whether outwardly or inwardly, whether in space or time, the farther we penetrate the unknown, the vaster and more marvelous it becomes.”
“Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.”
“I have been blessed to see visions of eternity; and events in my future that have been important for me to foresee, have been revealed to me.”
“The scientific approach uncovers, that Communism does not eliminate the inequality between men, the social injustice, exploitation of man by man and other evils of society - communism merely changes their form and gives birth to new evils, which become eternal fellow-travelers of communism.”
Source : "Gorbachevism". Book by Gorbachevism, 5th article, 1988.
“I do not take any pleasure whatsoever in being a famous person.”
Source : "A Tale Of Two Cities: Author Donna Leon's Venice". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. July 13, 2012.
“I'm a very anxious, nervy kind of loser in many ways, and I get very stressed and a little tense.”