"After all, I think Forrest was the most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side."

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Source : "The Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest". Book by John Allan Wyeth, July 1, 1996.

William Tecumseh Sherman

#War Quotes #Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“So many people have that story as to how they could have maybe won the Indy 500, which is for me the ultimate goal. I would imagine for a lot of people it's the ultimate goal. It's definitely high up on the list.”
“I take pride in everything I do. I don't want to be handed anything. I want to earn it.”
“I think walks are overrated unless you can run... If you get a walk and put the pitcher in a stretch, that helps. But the guy who walks and can't run, most of the time they're clogging up the bases for somebody who can run.”
“My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do that.'”
“All is fish that comes to the literary net. Goethe puts his joys and sorrows into poems, I turn my adventures into bread and butter.”
“We need to teach our kids, because there is such a celebrity culture at the moment, that however rich you are, however famous you are, however glamorous you are, everyone has to live by the same rules.”

Source : "Jimmy Savile: TV star's sex abuse victims may now total 40" by Ben Rankin, www.mirror.co.uk. October 12, 2012.
“Like threads of silver seen through crystal beads Let love through good deeds show.”

Source : Edwin Arnold (2015). “Collected Works of Edwin Arnold: Buddhism and Hinduism Studies, Poetry & Plays (Unabridged): The Essence of Buddhism, Light of the World, The Light of Asia, The Song Celestial, Indian Poetry, Hindu Literature, The Japanese Wife, Death--And Afterwards…”, p.352, e-artnow
“It would not take a monster to destroy a monster - but light, light to drive out darkness.”

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