"Housetops were covered with 'gazers'; all wharves that offered a view were jammed with people ... As British officers happily reminded one another, it was the largest fleet ever seen in American waters. In fact it was the largest expeditionary force of the 18th century, the largest, most powerful force ever sent forth by Britain or any other nation."

-- David McCullough

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“Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.”

Source : 1946 How to be an Alien.
“I'd like to be taken in charge of as an actor, not to be abandoned with asinine dialogue and meaningless actions or stereotyped characters. I'd like to feel like I'm in a character driven story.”
“It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.”
“I don't have any relationship with God and I've never wanted it. I don't believe in fate or in any superior entity; if a plane crashes and people die, it's not because Heaven said so.”
“If you say to yourself, okay, I will not self-destruct. I don't have to be the most talented person. I don't have to be everybody's best friend, I don't have to be liked, I don't have to be successful, well, one thing I will not do is self-destruct. If you take that out, your chances for success just went up like 800 percent.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
“I went to my 30th high school reunion, and I could tell who was gay and who was straight because the gay people were like, 'Sarah, you've been doing so much,' and the straight people were like, 'So, Sarah, what have you been doing?”
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

Source : "Philomena interview: Steve Coogan". www.sbs.com.au. December 28, 2013.
“It's a mere moment in a man's life between an All-Star game and an old-timer's game.”

Source : Remark at Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, 1980.

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