"We were trying to get all of the planes down out of the sky. And we watched as the towers of the World Trade Center collapsed - something no one expected and anticipated. And you could sit there and see and be aware that thousands of people were at that moment being killed as a result of the terrorist attacks that struck the United States."

-- Dick Cheney

#Sky Quotes #People Quotes #Trying Quotes

“A beautiful god is the most noble product of Man.”

Source : Franz Hartmann (1996). “The Life of Jehoshua”, p.29, Health Research Books
“To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I'm writing a script, one of the first things I do is find the music I'm going to play for the opening sequence.”
“Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.”
“The walking delegates of a higher civilization, who have nothing to divide, look upon the notion of property as a purely artificial creation of human society. According to these advanced philosophers, the time will come when no man shall be allowed to call anything his. The beneficent law which takes away an author's rights in his own books just at the period when old age is creeping upon him seems to me a handsome stride toward the longed-for millennium.”

Source : THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH (1903). “PONKAPOG PAPERS”
“Only in art can you make something that no one wants and still be considered successful.”
“I am never frightened when I tell the truth.”
“I'm lucky. I don't know whether I'm deserving or not. All I know is that I work damn hard for everything. And God helps those who help themselves. Every day is like an exam. I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand. I was studying to be an engineer when my mom and my brother sent my pictures for the Miss India contest. I didn't even know about it. If that isn't destiny, what is?”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Hurricane Sandy was one of the most vicious storm systems to hit the New York City area in nearly two centuries.”

Source : "Gen. Honoré: Sandy recovery is stumbling" by Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, www.cnn.com. November 15, 2012.

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