"Napoleon had been fighting this army of slaves and free people in Haiti and it depleted his forces. And after the Revolution, when the French were driven out, they stopped and sold this big chunk of North America to the Americans for very little money."

-- Edwidge Danticat

#Army Quotes #Fighting Quotes #America Quotes

“When you are tempted to look elsewhere for greener pastures, just remember someone else is probably looking at yours. And if another pasture looks greener, perhaps it is getting better care and attention. Grass is always greener . . . where it is watered.”
“I love doing big movies. It's awesome! You have all these toys. The thing I like about this movie is, like they always say, directors have the biggest train sets! Don't tell anyone, but I'd do this for free.”
“Poe gives the sense for the first time in America, that literature is serious, not a matter of courtesy but of truth.”
“If I die before my cat, I want a little of my ashes put in his food so I can live inside him.”
“Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”

Source : "MIT Students Develop A Wearable That Detects Emotions In Speech" by Logan Strain, wearablezone.com. February 09, 2017.
“Some people think that being in government for a long time is a bad thing. But the more you stay, the more you learn. I am now an expert in governance.”

Source : "President Museveni Says Long Ruling Good for Africa" by Tabu Butagira, www.thecitizen.co.tz. February 20, 2012.
“Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.”
“One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.”

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