"I have stood your meanness as long as I intend to. You have played the part of a damn scoundrel, and if you were any part of a man I would slap your jaws and force you to resent it..."

-- Nathan Bedford Forrest

#War Quotes #Men Quotes #Long Quotes

“For many phenomena, 80% of consequences stem from 20% of the causes.”
“You start making progress in life when you realize that you don't always have to resume where you left off.”
“What twisted people we are. How simple we seem, or at least pretend to be in front of others, and how twisted we are deep down. How paltry we are and how spectacularly we contort ourselves before our own eyes, and the eyes of others...And all for what? To hide what? To make people believe what?”
“When I look out the window at my backyard, I can't think of anything interesting to ask. I mean, it's green, it's growing-but nothing occurs to me that any concentrated effort of thought could possibly enlighten. Whereas in economic, statistical, or mathematical kinds of things, I can think lots of questions.”

Source : "Inside the Crisis" by Ryan Lizza, www.newyorker.com. October 12, 2009.
“Why is it that I notice so many brilliant scientists using Macs for their personal computers; why does the Lawrence Livermore & Berkeley Labs buy millions of dollars worth of Macs?”
“Music taught me how to always be patient and focused, and to train the little concentration in myself.”
“Sovereignty and the right to rule cannot be conferred on anyone no matter who ... as a result of an academic discussion. Sovereignty is acquired by force and power and violence.”
“The greatest gift I ever had Came from God; I call him Dad!”

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