The dance, like most dances after supper, was a merry one; some of the older folks joined in it, and the squire… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Cuba has not accepted the domain and imposition of an empire that has wanted to dominate us for over half a century… — Alejandro Castro Espin Copy Share Image
From now on, nothing is impossible for Israel, which is a normal country like any other. We won't wait another half a… — Dan Gillerman Copy Share Image
More than half a century has passed, and yet each spring, when I wander into the primrose wood, I see the pale… — Gertrude Jekyll Copy Share Image
Madame Aubain's servant Felicite was the envy of the ladies of Pont-l'Eveque for half a century. — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
We are about half a century away from being ecologically and economically bankrupt because of global warming — Andrew Simms Copy Share Image
in coming to terms with the newly dead, I seem to have agitated the spirits of the long dead. They were stirring… — Eileen Simpson Copy Share Image
Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. The nearer I approach the end, the plainer I hear… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Nearly half a century has passed since Watson proclaimed his manifesto. Today, apart from a few minor reservations, the vast majority of… — Cyril Burt Copy Share Image
New knowledge has led to the recognition in the theory of evolution of more than a hypothesis. It is indeed remarkable that… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
In the Shadow of Slavery covers two and a half centuries of black life in New York City, and skillfully interweaves the… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
One summer day, while I was walking along the country road on the farm where I was born, a section of the… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
For more than a half a century, we know that we prospered because of a bipartisan consensus on defense and foreign policy.… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I'm a true reactionary. Like all patricians, I'd like to restore the original republic, which we lost 40 years ago when Harry… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
George Kennan and Paul Nitze were the Adams and Jefferson of the Cold War. They were there for the beginning, they witnessed… — John Lewis Gaddis Copy Share Image
Social Democracy preached against capitalism for half a century. After the November revolution the Reds had the opportunity to direct capitalism into… — Julius Streicher Copy Share Image
Half a century ago, the Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote that happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy - it… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
Students using astrophysical textbooks remain essentially ignorant of even the existence of plasma concepts, despite the fact that some of them have… — Hannes Alfven Copy Share Image
A friendship will be young after the lapse of half a century; a passion is old at the end of three months. — Sophie Swetchine Copy Share Image
With nearly two years remaining in his presidency, George W. Bush is alone. In half a century, I have not seen a… — Robert Novak Copy Share Image
After an interval of two and a half centuries, the tradition of mystic illumination renewed itself in Italy and Germany. — James Mark Baldwin Copy Share Image
When I submitted samples, I had only written stories to give myself something to draw. I was told, "The art is good,… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
[on the screenplay for "When Harry Met Sally"] It struck me that the movies had spent more than half a century saying,… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
The motto stated a lie. If this nation has ever trusted in God, that time has gone by; for nearly half a… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image