"On the eve of the Civil War, James Parton could write that 'the political history of the United States, for the last thirty years, dates from the moment when the soft hand of Mr. Van Buren touched Mrs. Eaton's knocker.'"

-- James Parton

#War Quotes #Writing Quotes #Hands Quotes

“Our bodies, speeches and minds need to be trained so that they will do anything we want. We can cry or laugh at once when we want to. Then it will be a natural response; we will cry when it is time to cry, and laugh when we should laugh. Do you understand? We can get angry when necessary; we can be gentle if we have to. We will completely become our own master. Then, no matter what we want to do, it will benefit the world. It is not difficult to attain this stage; all we need to do is to mediate.”
“It's amazing what you don't see, though. Even when it's right in front of your eyes.”
“I write constantly about everything.”
“When I started workin' with Muddy. That convinced me that I could get away with doin' the blues.”
“How comfortable some of us become as we nestle in the web of procrastination. It is a false haven of rest for those who are content to live without purpose, commitment, or self-discipline.”
“I can imagine few things more trying to the patience than the long wasted days of waiting.”

Source : Robert Falcon Scott (2012). “Scott's Last Expedition: Diaries, 26 November 1910 - 29 March 1912”, p.62, Amberley Publishing Limited
“The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.”
“What-ifs are for fools. We are here because are meant to be.”

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