"Glory is a shroud that posterity often tears from the shoulders of those who wore it when living."

-- Pierre-Jean de Beranger

#Tears Quotes #Glory Quotes #Posterity Quotes

“A Soviet diplomat, like a skilled chess player, does not expect his opposite number to give up something for nothing, not even a pawn.”
“I recommended to the president [George Bush] that our focus had to be on al-Qaida, the Taliban and Afghanistan. Those were the ones who attacked the United States of America on 9/11.”
“It's like you're organically developing yourself, moving out, metamorphosing into other forms depending on where you are, what you're doing at the time, how you want to play on things.”
“If you so choose, every mistake can lead to greater understanding and effectiveness. If you so choose, every frustration can help you to be more patient and more persistent.”
“My dad was a surgeon, my mom a nurse, and they were always out working. I had five sisters and a brother. They didn't care what I got up to.”
“Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.”
“There are rumblings of Captain America 3.Â I donâ€™t know whatâ€™s going to happen there.Â Iâ€™ve got to find the time, man (laughs).Â Iâ€™m trying to stay home and I canâ€™t.”
“A president is supposed to calm the American people with sober decision-making in the national interest.”

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