"The greater part of our best years has been passed for our generation in these two great worldconvulsions. All will be changed after this war, which spends in one month more than nations earned before in yearsthere is no more security in our time than in those of the Reformation or the fall of Rome."

-- Stefan Zweig

#War Quotes #Fall Quotes #Rome Quotes

“Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.”
“It's amazing what you can get if you quietly, clearly and authoritatively demand it.”
“One thing that does seem to me to be fairly consistent is that presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it. So most people agree that one of the worst stains on the reputation of FDR, who is widely considered a great president, is the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Likewise, Lincoln is judged harshly for the suspension of habeas corpus.”

Source : "Making Presidential History". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.
“I don't outline at all; I don't find it useful, and I don't like the way it boxes me in. I like the element of surprise and spontaneity, of letting the story find its own way.”
“We can have peace, but if we continue to hold out, we can obtain more.”
“In other words, the Church acknowledges Science as the higher authority.”
“Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.”
“Killing animals to make a fashion statement = a sickening + cold-blooded vanity.”

Source : Jess C. Scott (2011). “Skins (animal stories, rights)”, p.2, jessINK

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