"By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for South Vietnam to survive. How in the heck could they?"

-- William Westmoreland

#Summer Quotes #Vietnam Quotes #Impossible Quotes

“The Europeans and Americans residing in the town of Zanzibar are either Government officials, independent merchants, or agents for a few great mercantile houses in Europe and America.”

Source : Henry Morton Stanley (1873). “How I Found Livingstone: Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa; Including Four Months' Residence with Dr. Livingstone”, p.12
“I have nothing to lose and think that it's a positive thing that I am young and playing on a good level.”
“English dramatic literature is, of course, dominated by Shakespeare; and it is almost inevitable that an English reader should measure the value of other poetic drama by the standards which Shakespeare has already implanted in his mind.”

Source : Lytton Strachey (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated)”, p.58, Delphi Classics
“But as an adult working in the fashion industry, I struggle with materialism. And I'm one of the least materialistic people that exist, because material possessions don't mean much to me. They're beautiful, I enjoy them, they can enhance your life to a certain degree, but they're ultimately not important.”
“I'm in a play on Broadway, I have an animated TV show coming up, I have a few movies that just came out.”
“I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.”
“The modern suburb is the product of the car, the five-day week, and the "bankers' hours" of the masses.”

Source : David Riesman (1964). “Abundance for What?”, p.244, Transaction Publishers
“And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things.”

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