"Whoever would understand the character of Washington, in all its compass and grandeur, must learn it from his own writings, and from a complete history of his country during the long period in which he was the most prominent actor."

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Source : Jared Sparks (1853). “The life of George Washington”, p.6

#Country Quotes #Writing Quotes #Character Quotes

“Dogs are more of a responsibility than kids - you can send a kid off to their grandparents or a nanny, but with a dog you can't do that.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“You obviously can't cast Brad [Pitt] as an everyman guy because he just brings way too much baggage.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Ther's still a few honest folks left but they never seem t' find anything you lose.”
“My father had played cornet, although I never saw him play it. I found his mouthpiece when I was a kid. I used to buzz it. And my mother played piano and sang in the church choir for different functions. So there was always music in the house, jazz, gospel, or whatever. Especially jazz records.”
“My onstage persona really is a persona, you know, and really the moment I step onstage, it kind of kicks into gear.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.”
“I designed my whole image. That was all me. I just bought some regular clothes, threw a medallion around my neck, and that was it. The next thing I know, that's the look.”
“Roger, liftoff, and the clock is started.”

Source : Jay Barbree, Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton (2011). “Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings”, p.130, Open Road Media

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