"The laurels of victory are at the point of the enemy bayonets. They must be plucked there ; they must be carried by a hand-to-hand fight if one really means to conquer."

-- Ferdinand Foch

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“For the May Day is the great day, Sung along the old straight track. And those who ancient lines did ley Will heed this song that calls them back... Pass the cup, and pass the Lady, And pass the plate to all who hunger, Pass the wit of ancient wisdom, Pass the cup of crimson wonder.”
“I'm not so much against the war as I am for a Vietnamese victory. I'm not so much for peace as for a U.S. defeat.”

Source : William Ayers (2009). “Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Antiwar Activist”, p.114, Beacon Press
“I can't draw. I can't paint. But what I can do is tell somebody else what to do. I'm a creator. I can tell an artist what to do. I can be behind the artist. I have the eye, so I can move things around. I can put stones together. I can match them.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“It's not like I listened to music and then stopped. I still don't have a real appreciation for music because I didn't really start listening to it until my 20s.”

Source : "Kumail Nanjiani Can Totally Relate to His Character on HBO’s 'Silicon Valley'". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. January 2016.
“I believe that there are definitely creatures out there in this world that we haven't classified yet, and whether or not they can transcend dimensions is yet to be seen, but I... well, to put it simply, I want to believe in that kind of stuff.”
“I wouldn't want to create the impression that I wouldn't like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future.”

Source : "American Islamic Lobby Gets Out The Vote" by Art Moore, www.wnd.com. February 21, 2002.
“I'm addicted to working. I mean, I have a list of 100 countries I want to play in. I'm basically killing myself by travelling so much, for no reason whatsoever.”
“Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the standard of them all.”

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