Richmond Quotes

28 quotes by 26 authors

The evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the surrender of the principal insurgent army, give hope of a righteous and speedy peace whose joyous expression… — Abraham Lincoln
Broad-streeted Richmond . . . The trees in the streets are old trees used to living with people, Family trees that remember your grandfather's name. — Stephen Vincent Benet
I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo, — Lord Acton
My host at Richmond, yesterday morning, could not sufficiently express his surprise that I intended to venture to walk as far as Oxford, and still… — Karl Philipp Moritz
In London, before I set out, I had paid one shilling; another was now demanded, so that upon the whole, from London to Richmond, the… — Karl Philipp Moritz
It is in Virginia and Georgia that the war now rages and where it will continue for at these points - Richmond and Atlanta -… — Knute Nelson
After Richmond, we went to Dover and tested that week at Kentucky. I was going to Dover and we had to get the trainer to… — Sterling Marlin
We need to capitalize on the tracks we're really, really good at. At Richmond and Martinsville, our performance and results have not been very good,… — Denny Hamlin
Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the slaves, that did… — John Sergeant Wise
Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one Fourth of July, and there were a… — Kevin Powers
Why can I write 'South' with some assurance that you'll know I mean Richmond and don't mean Phoenix? What is it that the South's boundaries… — John Shelton Reed
I grew up 60 minutes way from Richmond, in Charlottesville, Virginia and, as a child, I was obsessed with the Civil War. I used to… — Billy Campbell
I'm still Elliott Yamin. I'm still the funky white Jewish boy from Richmond, Va. — Elliott Yamin
I started by hacking around the back yard in Richmond. — Jennifer Wyatt
Yeah, it's tough being smart and sexy, too. I have to say, I'm really not that attractive. Until I met my husband, I could not… — Tina Fey
In Seattle, I soon found that my radical ideas and aesthetic explorations - ideas and explorations that in Richmond, Virginia, might have gotten me stoned… — Tom Robbins
Look, in 1800 the sainted Thomas Jefferson arranged to hire a notorious slanderer named James Callender, who worked as a writer at a Republican newspaper… — Karl Rove
Up there we see everything, Oakland to the left, El Cerrito and Richmond to the right, Marin forward, over the Bay, Berkeley below, all red… — Dave Eggers
A beautiful city is Richmond, seated on the hills that overlook the James River. The dwellings have a pleasant appearance, often standing by themselves in… — William Cullen Bryant
I belong to the Richmond Concert Society, who put on very good concerts. — Claire Tomalin

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