"I give it as my fixed opinion, that but for our graduated cadets, the war between the United States and Mexico might, and probably would have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share; whereas, in less than two campaigns, we conquered a great country and a peace without the loss of a single battle or skirmish."

-- Winfield Scott

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Fall Quotes

“I have a feeling that very soon I'm going to fail very, very big. I'm going to try something and everybody's going to be like, 'What was she thinking?”
“No use complaining, don't you worry, don't you wine. Cause if you get it wrong, you'll get it right next time.”
“One of the men gave Butch a bunch of volts with a stun gun. The Rangeman didnâ€™t move fast enough, and Butch grabbed the gun and threw it across the room. â€œHunh,â€ Rangeman guy said. â€œYeah,â€ I said. â€œBeen there, done that.â€ â€œAre you sure heâ€™s human?â€ â€œMaybe you could hook a chain to the FlexiCuffs on his ankles and drag him behind your car,â€ I said. â€œWe tried that once, and Ranger didnâ€™t like it,â€ the guy said. â€œYou do something twice that Ranger doesnâ€™t like, and youâ€™re out of a job and damaged.”
“Only the solitary seek the truth, and they break with all those who don't love it sufficiently”
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!”
“Physical conditioning from regular exercise is important. And we can do so much more to keep our bodies strong.”
“I think that the Internet is going to effect the most profound change on the entertainment industries combined. And we're all gonna be tuning into the most popular Internet show in the world, which will be coming from some place in Des Moines. We're all gonna lose our jobs. We're all gonna be on the Internet trying to find an audience.”
“It's entirely possible that the notion of what is the past, what is the present and what is the future, could change.”

Source : "Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof Talk Lost". Interview, movieweb.com. April 21, 2008.

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