"In the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, as in so many later conflicts, British women seem to have been no more markedly pacifist than men. Instead, and exactly like so many of their male countrymen, some women found ways of combining support for the national interest with a measure of self-promotion. By assisting the war effort, women demonstrated that their concerns were by no means confined to the domestic sphere. Under cover of a patriotism that was often genuine and profound, they carved out for themselves a real if precarious place in the public sphere."

-- Linda Colley

#Real Quotes #War Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Profits are part of the mechanism by which society decides what it wants to see produced.”
“A person who loves his or her work Is like a plant in the right spot: There growth is maximized And the yield is greatest.”
“I just like to be dangerous with what I try to do.”

Source : "Brainfeeder at the Bowl: A roundtable discussion with George Clinton, Flying Lotus and Thundercat". Interview with Mikael Wood, www.latimes.com. September 16, 2016.
“To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity.”
“True prosperity isn't something you take from the world: it's something you share with the world.”

Source : Cameron Johnson (2007). “You Call the Shots: Succeed Your Way-- And Live the Life You Want-- With the 19 Essential Secrets of Entrepreneurship”, p.218, Simon and Schuster
“Weâ€™re being ripped off and screwed by a bunch of liars, thieves, crooks, and criminals, and theyâ€™re not the folks below. Donâ€™t look in the streets, look in the corporate suites.”
“There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.”
“We can change South Africa on the rugby field”

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