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- My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that were published earlier.
- I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.
- In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.
- Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist.
- Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends.
- Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by…
- Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our…
- Neither Johnson nor his party nor the government as a whole were willing to raise, train, equip, and then send Vietnam sufficient manpower to do…
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
- Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom. — Kevyn Aucoin
- When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort. — Kevyn Aucoin
- When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfarthers of Blair and little Bush… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
- Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was… — J. J. Abrams
- Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have… — Karen Armstrong
- For centuries, the Muslims were able to co-exist perfectly well with Jews and Christians in the Middle East. — Karen Armstrong
- In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted… — Karen Armstrong
- I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful. — Neil Armstrong
- I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium. — Neil Armstrong
- If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the… — Arthur Ashe