"At no period of the naval history of the world, is it probable that Marines were more important than during the War of the Revolution,"

-- James F. Cooper

#War Quotes #Marine Quotes #Important Quotes

“I often think that could we creep behind the actor's eyes, we would find an attic of forgotten toys and a copy of the Domesday Book.”
“John McCain, who once called Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson 'forces of evil', has now come out for teaching intelligent design. That is sad, when smart people have to pretend to be so dumb to get elected.”
“Where the soul is full of peace and joy, outward surrounding and circumstances are of comparatively little account.”
“...but Cliff keeps pushing for the truth like therapists do, because they all have some sort of psychic ability that allows them to see through your lies, and therefore they know you will eventually tire of the talking game and will offer up the truth.”

Source : Matthew Quick (2010). “The Silver Linings Playbook”, p.42, Pan Macmillan
“Any new financial order for the world must tackle the three chief challenges of our age.”
“On the day I was born, or possibly on one of the following days, my father went on a walk in the forested hills and thought of a name for me. His first son was called Daniel, and Samuel in memory of one of his forefathers.”
“When I was initially charged I still thought I was not guilty because I had followed the rules.”
“War is elevating, because the individual disappears before the great conception of the state... What a perversion of morality to wish to abolish heroism among men!”

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