"A war doesn’t merely kill off a few thousand or a few hundred thousand young men. It kills off something in a people that can never be brought back. And if a people goes through enough wars, pretty soon all that’s left is the brute, the creature that we—you and I and others like us—have brought up from the slime."

-- John Edward Williams

#War Quotes #Men Quotes #People Quotes

“"If it were a dog, it would have bitten you already." Actual Twents: "At e ne hond was, dan e oew allange ebettene." Meaning: Said to someone who is looking for something which is right under his nose. Source: Twents Woordenbook. Twents in Woord en Gebruik.”
“If I were an Indian...I would greatly prefer to cast my lot among those of my people who adhere to the free open plains, rather than submit to the confined limits of a reservation.”

Source : George Armstrong Custer (1874). “My Life on the Plains: Or, Personal Experiences with Indians”, p.18
“There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem Apparelled in celestial light, The glory and the freshness of a dream.”
“There are only five top models in the world: Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Claudia Schiffer.”
“When the end comes, I hope itâ€™s as strange as that. I hope that the sky tears open and the world is washed with colors that weâ€™ve never seen before.”
“I wanna be the smile you put on your face. I wanna be your hands when you say your grace. I wanna be whatever is your favorite place, oh I just wanna be close”

Source : Song: Wanna Be Close, Album: Private Room, 2003
“Mama, you know you raised me with no father figure. I wanna take this time to thank you, even though I'm doing life.”
“He that endureth to the end, shall be saved.”

Source : Steve Berry (2004). “The Romanov Prophecy”, p.279, Ballantine Books

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