"In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries you have these great nation states hurling their young men at one another. The victory was really going to rest on who could do the best job of bringing up their kids to become efficient and effective soldiers. That's pretty grandiose, I guess, but I do think that, and thank God it's been the armies of democracy that have emerged from this as the triumphant armies."

-- Stephen Ambrose

#Jobs Quotes #War Quotes #Kids Quotes

“I don't like anything about Drake.”
“Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.”
“Lucky individuals in each generation find technology appropriate to their needs.”
“Dreams have their place in managerial activity, but they need to be kept severely under control.”
“It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'”
“I used to make my own food and ate on my own in my room.”
“To you, the people of Flint, I say, as I have before, I am sorry and I will fix it. No citizen of this great state should endure this kind of catastrophe. Government failed you. Federal, state and local leaders by breaking the trust you placed in us.”
“I am inspired by the reality that actions we take in the real world, no matter how seemingly small, can have impact on people's lives in a positive way. I have always been motivated by the desire to improve the world for women, in particular in the media - because the media is the "face" of the collective philosophy; watching media tells you what we think of ourselves and our "ideal" images and states of being.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

You may also like:

David Kenyon Webster
Journalist
David McCullough
Author
Douglas Brinkley
Author
Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th U.S. President
Ken Burns
Producer
Richard Winters
Ronald Speirs
Steven Spielberg
Film director
Tom Hanks
Actor