"Wealth from trade was the mainspring of Western material advance; the visible agents of change were great guns. These came of age in Europe in the 15th century. On land their potency in reducing castle walls favoured central over local power, since in general only monarchs could afford siege-trains; so nation-states were consolidated and extended into great territorial empires. At sea, guns transformed sailing ships into mobile castles virtually impregnable to opponents who lacked equally powerful ordnance. With the ocean-going gunned warship, western Europe began to extend around the globe."

-- Peter Padfield

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“I do idiosyncratic dramedies.”
“How many shots does it take before the concept ay choice becomes obsolete?”
“Aunts are discreet, a little shy / By instinct. They forbear to pry ...”
“I have a big personality, and I think big personality plus blond hair makes me come across as glib. With dark hair, people look at your face more. Before, it was all about the hair.”

Source : "'Miss Guided' Brooke Burns spills secrets". Interview with Shawna Malcom, www.cnn.com. January 4, 2008.
“What is your ambition in life today? Is it to get rich? Is it to make a name for yourself? Is it even to do some wonderful thing for God? Listen to me, beloved. The highest desire that can possess any human heart is a longing to see God.”
“It surprises me what the girls are capable of doing for me.”
“I am obnoxious to each carping tongue who says my hand a needle better fits,”

Source : "The Prologue" l. 25 (1650)
“Value choices are intuitive... It's fun to see how much you can get without leaning on contrast.”

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