"Few generals were as brilliant as Robert E. Lee and few battles as titanic -- and puzzling -- as Gettysburg. Why did Lee fail? In Lost Triumph, Tom Carhart offers a bold and provocative new assessment. Agree or disagree, it is sure to stimulate debate among even the most seasoned Civil War buffs."

-- Jay Winik

#War Quotes #Assessment Quotes #Battle Quotes

“Care not for time and success. Act out thy part, whether it be to fail or to prosper.”
“A gift involves sacrifice. If you give away something that you no longer value or want, it cannot be a gift. It is simply a discarded item.”
“The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment.”
“The difference between possible and impossible is hard work and commitment.”
“... even the devil works for God.”

Source : Judy Collins (1996). “Shameless”
“Come up and see me sometime.”
“When a psychiatrist writes a bestseller, he is then urged to write a book of advice. But I think our culture's awash in advice. The problem is we don't know whether it applies to us or whether we're an exception.”
“Orchidbreathing incense into butterfly's wings”

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