"He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits."

-- George D. Prentice

#Firsts Quotes #Wit Quotes #Composure Quotes

“Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.”
“I sometimes think that the universe is a machine designed for the perpetual astonishment of astronomers.”

Source : "Mysterious World (Strange Skies)". TV Series, November 18, 1980.
“I really believe it's time for some of us to stop apologizing for God and start apologizing to Him for being embarrassed by the ways He has chosen to reveal Himself”
“Corruption is a true enemy to development.”
“Take the gentle path.”
“The gates of Hell are terrible to behold, are they not?”
“Take everything as it comes; the wave passes, deal with the next one.”
“So long as free land exists, the opportunity for a competency exists, and economic power secures political power.”

Source : Frederick Jackson Turner (2012). “Shaping the American Character: The Significance of the Frontier in American History”, p.35, Now and Then Reader LLC

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