“In France, the war created 600,000 widows and left nearly one million children fatherless. In England three men were killed in World… — Joseph E. Persico Copy Share Image
I hope the World War II generation doesn't lose that quality that made them so appealing: their modesty, and the way they… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
Most people learn all about the Second World War in school, or else, they see so many films put out by Hollywood,… — Jeff Shaara Copy Share Image
World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war. — Lane Evans Copy Share Image
The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down, and for the moment the whole burden… — Adolf Galland Copy Share Image
After the baby boom of the second world war 40% of the population were under 25, and it was London that realised… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
“Lurking at the foundations of otaku culture is the complex yearning to produce a pseudo Japan once again from American-made material, after… — Hiroki Azuma Copy Share Image
It is often said that Americans have no sense of history. Ask a college student who Jimmy Carter was and they will… — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
We got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel. So I've told people that if you're… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant tall buildings,… — Harry Seidler Copy Share Image
In Japan, after having lost World War II, the hierarchy that used to exist in the society, from the rich to the… — Takashi Murakami Copy Share Image
If you walk into the front hallway of the CIA, you will see, on your left, a statue of William 'Wild Bill'… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
The end of World War I also marked the end of bourgeois culture. An inner emptiness developed that, in the 19th and… — Walter Kasper Copy Share Image
'Call Of Duty' initially cut its teeth on World War II simulation stuff, and then we gradually advanced to the end of… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
Although humans have existed on this planet for perhaps 2 million years, the rapid climb to modern civilization within the last 200… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“The Greatest Generation? They tell me I am a member of the greatest generation. That's because I saw combat duty as a… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“A skeptic of all sentimentality, she has a witty, rueful voice that gives a deadpan appraisal of the past and present. We… — Ron Charles Copy Share Image
There is a radical and unprecedented shift [in war] that is part of the general transformation of civilization. First, understand that the… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
The cry of "Make America Great Again" reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
There's no other way to learn about it, except through documentaries. I encourage documentarians to continue telling stories about World War II.… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
Coming into World War II, we were seen as a conquering hero for beleaguered people, we are now seen as invader, an… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
“When I did show up next door, at 6:34, it sounded like World War III had erupted in the house. I’d let… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
He went off and fought in World War II. He had me when he was pretty old, so my dad's a World… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
Because of [Amelia Earhart], we had more women available to fly in the 1940's to help us get through World War II.… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
“Before World War II, Warsaw was the epicenter of Jewish life and culture in Poland; 350,000 Jews made up its prewar population.… — Matthew A. Rozell Copy Share Image
Before statehood was achieved, Syria and Egypt had their tanks and military equipment lined up to invade Tel Aviv and destroy it;… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
When I returned to the United States after three years of World War II service, my total assets consisted of one wife,… — E. Joseph Cossman Copy Share Image
Two factors explain our success. One, MIT's renaissance after World War II as a federally supported research resource. Two, the mathematical revolution… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
“Great British painters, one might say, imitate the proverbial behaviour of buses. None come along for a century or more, then two… — Martin Gayford Copy Share Image
My father took me back home, back to Greenwich Village, and he thought by taking me out of the orphanage he'd be… — Gregory Corso Copy Share Image
In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing took place because of these emotions. But… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
One culture I find fascinating to juxtapose against American culture is the culture of Germany. They've gone through a long process through… — Chris Jordan Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wish eastern Congo could suffer an earthquake or a tsunami, so that it might finally get the attention it needs.… — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans… — Helen Thomas Copy Share Image
The most difficult task, phase-out over the next 20-25 years of coal use that does not capture COâ‚‚, is Herculean, yet feasible… — James Hansen Copy Share Image
“Ornate language tended to unsettle him. Passages from nineteenth-century novels might glow like hot coals or squirm like heaps of snakes. In… — Harry Dolan Copy Share Image
I once interviewed my grandma for a class project about the Second World War. After 70 years filled with marriage, children, grandchildren,… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
We found out that we were dealing with a completely unregulated chemical, this chemical PFOA. This was a chemical that was a… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
In the twenty-five years that have passed since the ending of the World War when the people of this country emerged from… — Tunku Abdul Rahman Copy Share Image
![“There is a radical and unprecedented shift [in war] that is part of the general transformation of civilization. First, understand that the past 150 years of warfare are totally unprecedented in that we introduced a breathtakingly inefficient technology: guns. In the First World War, and this is…” quote by George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/643/george-friedman-7436_ammunition_there-is-a-radical-and-unprecedented-shi_1996165.jpg)
![“Because of [Amelia Earhart], we had more women available to fly in the 1940's to help us get through World War II. And because of these women, women of my generation are able to look back and say, 'Hey, they did it. They even flew military airplanes, we can do it, too.'” quote by Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6cd/eileen-collins-41444_able_because-of-amelia-earhart-we-had-more-wo_1482235.jpg)
![“Before World War II, Warsaw was the epicenter of Jewish life and culture in Poland; 350,000 Jews made up its prewar population. This vibrant Jewish community was the largest in both Poland and Europe, and was the second largest in the world, second only to New York City.[24] Autumn,” quote by Matthew A. Rozell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c08/matthew-a-rozell-27012_jewish-life_before-world-war-ii-warsaw-was-the-epice_223746.jpg)
