"You people of the South don't know what you are doing. This country will be drenched in blood, and God only knows how it will end."

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Source : Said to David F. Boyd at the Louisiana State Seminary on December 24, 1860. "The Civil War: A Book of Quotations" by Robert Blaisdell, 2004.

William Tecumseh Sherman

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Blood Quotes

“I prefer temperance hotels - although they sell worse kinds of liquor than any other kind of hotels.”
“It's alright to do things the way you want. There is no map to life, no blueprints to survival, you can create your world day by day if you have a clear vision and an unwillingness to give up.”

Source : "The Maine Unveil 'Anthem For a Dying Breed' DVD Documentary Details". PureVolume interview, www.purevolume.com.
“That's what keeps me up at three in the morning: Who's looking at reviews of Cabin Boy right now?”
“Every single person wants to do it, don't hate me because I had the guts to follow my heart!”
“The real platform for religion is based on the concepts of compassion, respect and consideration, not just for human beings, but for all forms of life.”
“We set ourselves up for it with the reality show. You've seen me and Nick go at each other's throats on TV. They've got all these people giving their opinions on our marriage and how we handle it when they are watching an edited TV show.”
“I think the word 'earnest' kind of has a negative connotation on some level. I think one of the things that's happened is that being cynical is somehow conflated with being sophisticated. I think that's problematic, to say the least.”

Source : "Josh Radnor & Elizabeth Olsen Are Okay With Being Earnest In ‘Liberal Arts’". Interview with Christopher Rosen, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 12, 2012.
“You cannot live sheltered forever without being exposed, and at the same time be a spiritual adventurer. Be audacious. Be crazy in your own way, with that madness in the eyes of man that is wisdom in the eyes of God. Take risks, search and search again, search everywhere, in every way, do not let a single opportunity or chance that life offers pass you by, and do not be petty and mean, trying to drive a hard bargain.”

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