"Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it."

-- Sophocles

#War Quotes #Fate Quotes #Ships Quotes

“Someone who eats pancakes and jam can't be so awfully dangerous. You can talk to him.”
“You've got to make an effort on your own. Some people don't even try.”
“His eyes flashed open. â€œIs it so unbearable to have me love you? Is that it?”
“The way I see it... If you need both of your hands for whatever it is you're doing, then your brain should probably be in on it too.”
“Running through my mind are thoughts of all the races I ran. On my chest are medals from the races I won. In my heart is gratitude to Gerard Hartmann for helping make my dreams come true. I am very honoured to be a part of this wonderful book.”
“I got the Weary Blues And I can't be satisfied.”
“When I hear of anyone walking into a lab and walking out with animals, my heart sings.”
“Step by step a powerful and enterprising race has driven them back from the Atlantic to the West until at last there is scarcely a spot of ground upon which the Indians have any certainty of maintaining a permanent abode.”

Source : Nelson A. Miles (1992). “Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire”, p.340, U of Nebraska Press

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