"War - after all, what is it that the people get? Why-widows, taxes, wooden legs and debt."

-- Samuel B. Pettengill

#War Quotes #People Quotes #Widows Quotes

“Soul mates' are fiction and an illusion; and while every young man and young woman will seek with all diligence and prayerfulness to find a mate with whom life can be most compatible and beautiful, yet it is certain that almost any good man and any good woman can have happiness and a successful marriage if both are willing to pay the price.”
“Hi, this is Sylvia. I'm not at home right now, so when you hear the beep ... hang up.”
“The perception of beauty is a moral test.”
“I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way.”
“I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.”
“My next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.”
“When we get feedback on women, we ask, "Is that real or is that the gender bias at play?" Everyone could start doing that today and I think we'd see really big results.”
“Peace is in the grave. The grave hides all things beautiful and good. I am a God and cannot find it there, Nor would I seek it; for, though dread revenge, This is defeat, fierce king, not victory.”

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