"Up until the War of the Roses there had been continual conflict in England."

-- Stephen Gardiner

#War Quotes #Rose Quotes #England Quotes

“Those who live, live off the dead.”
“I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes.”
“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.”
“The rule seems to be that there are no absolutes, that what is rare is prized. Thus, in times of relative affluence, thin models become dominant.”
“Learn to depend upon yourself by doing things in accordance with your own way of thinking.”
“No one could match Howlin' Wolf for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits.”
“I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.”
“In England, coffeehouses were dubbed penny-universities, because for the admission price of one cent, a person could sit and be edified all day long by scholars, merchants, travelers, community leaders, gossips, and poets.”

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