"We [the United States] are the world's only superpower right now, so everyone notices every bit of what we do or don't do."

-- Michael Beschloss

#World Quotes #United States Quotes #Superpower Quotes

“Little soul, gentle and drifting, guest and companion of my body, now you will dwell below in pallid places, stark and bare; there you will abandon your play of yore. But one moment still, let us gaze together on these familiar shores, on these objects which doubtless we shall not see again....Let us try, if we can, to enter into death with open eyes...”
“Before I'm a zombie nerd, before I'm a science-fiction nerd, I am a history nerd.”
“I used to think drinking was the only way to be happy. Now I know there is no way to be happy.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Golfers are the greatest worriers in the world of sport.”
“Salvation is not a reward for the righteous, it is a gift for the guilty.”
“Our sister Alma was the best hitter in the family. We used to soak corn cobs in water so they wouldnt fly so far when we hit em. Alma was the first to hit one far enough to break a window in the barn.”
“An Italian proverb says, In men every mortal sin is venial; in woman every venial sin is mortal. And a German axiom, that There are only two good women in the world: one of them is dead, and the other is not to be found.”
“Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it.”

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