Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes
The American Revolution as it actually unfolded was so troubling and strange that once the struggle was over, a generation did its best to remove all traces of the truth.Nathaniel Philbrick
Quotes to Explore
-
General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
Fidel Castro -
My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.
Malik Jackson -
The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
Larry King -
If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
Hailey Bieber -
Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them.
Saint Basil -
You never know when your future wife might be in the stands.
J. R. Smith
-
I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
Karin Slaughter -
I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -
I weighed 25 stone, and I didn't stand nine feet tall, so the weight didn't sit well on me. As big as a house? No. I was as big as an estate.
Victor LaValle -
The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
Sam Levenson -
I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
Fernando Botero -
I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
Vance Joy
-
I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.
Oksana Baiul -
Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
Taye Diggs -
You just have to go to bat and take a swing. And if you're not right for a part, or it goes to a British man, they may remember that you showed up, knew your lines and were good. And maybe they'll call you in for something else.
Tanya Fischer -
I get bored easily.
Cam Gigandet -
Al Jazeera is known in the Arab world as the voice of freedom of expression.
Wadah Khanfar -
There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
Isaac Hanson Hanson
-
Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
Najib Razak -
After 9/11, I changed a lot of the ways I viewed the world. I realized my comedy and my politics and my view of the world did not match. I had to start writing from my heart.
Hari Kondabolu -
To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.
Carlos Castaneda -
While foreign competitors, French or Japanese or German, merrily bid for contracts abroad, American companies find themselves tangled in a web of legislation designed to express disapproval, block trade in certain commodities, or perhaps deny resources to disfavored or hostile regimes.
Elliott Abrams -
Note: In November 1970, when he made the following declaration, Maharaji was 12 years of age and had yet to leave India.
Prem Rawat -
The American Revolution as it actually unfolded was so troubling and strange that once the struggle was over, a generation did its best to remove all traces of the truth.
Nathaniel Philbrick