"People wish their enemies dead - but I do not; I say give them the gout, give them the stone!"

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Source : Letter from Horace Walpole to the Earl of Harcourt, 17 September 1778, in W. S. Lewis et al. (eds.) 'Horace Walpole's Correspondence' vol. 35 (1973) p. 489

Mary Wortley Montagu

#Giving Quotes #People Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“You know my friends, there comes a time when people get tired of being trampled by the iron feet of oppression”
“If you love movies, then you love America.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Adam has always had . . . heroic tendencies.â€ I touched Adamâ€™s arm. â€œHeâ€™s my hero.â€ There was another pause. . . â€œThat is the most romantic thing Iâ€™ve ever heard you say,â€ Bran said. â€œBe careful, Adam, or youâ€™ll turn her into a real girl.â€ Adam looked at me. â€œI like her just the way she is, Bran.â€ And he meant it, greasy overalls, broken fingernails, and all.”
“If you want know what sort of a justice I would make, then look at what sort of a judge I have been.”

Source : U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 09, 2006.
“No one ever comes back from Vietnam. Not really.”
“And if you think you're alone. Put on my music. Because I'm going to be there for you.”
“High culture is paranoid about sentiment. But human beings are intensely sentimental.”
“What better preparation for a history which seeks to bring societies to life and to understand that life than to have really lived, commanded men, suffered with them and shared their joys.”

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