Edmund Morgan Quotes

In 1787, many Americans were convinced that the 'perpetual union' they had created in winning independence was collapsing. Six years earlier, in the Articles of Confederation, the thirteen state governments had surrendered extensive powers to a congress of delegates from each state legislature.

Edmund Morgan

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When I was between 2 and 3 years old, I got to know my first non-human being. The non-human was a cocker spaniel named Baba. We weren't friends, Baba and I, nor enemies. He wasn't my dog. He belonged to the people my mother worked for, and he lived in the house with them and us.

Octavia E. Butler
- People
- Friends
- Mother
When I was a kid, my mother used to film all of our holidays and all of the good times, and I kind of associated the camera with everything being okay and everything being happy.

Natalia Kills
- Good
- Happy
- Mother
On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.

Candace Parker
- School
- High
- Reality
It seems very safe to me to be surrounded by green growing things and water.

Barbara Kingsolver
- Growing
- Me
- Water
I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.

Zubin Mehta
- Pain
- Moves
- Talks
If I had the opportunity to buy the latest movie that's out that month and watch it on the comfort of my big screen TV, I would pay for that.

Dana Brunetti