[Of the parralels between the railways and the church] both had their heyday in the mid-nineteenth century; both own a great deal of Gothic-style architecture which is expensive to maintain; both are regularly assailed by critics; and both are firmly convinced that they are the best means of getting man to his ultimate destination. Great […]
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[On recognizing China] But if you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them. For instance, we all recognize the right honourable gentleman the member for Ebbw Vale. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Winston Churchill , British politician (1874 – 1965)
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[Optimism is] the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst. Great short quote and quotation by: Voltaire, Candide , French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 – 1778)
[Poetry] is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake. Great short quote and quotation by: Lord Byron , English poet & satirist (1788 – 1824)
[Sleep is] the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Dekker , English dramatist (1572 – 1632)
[Spring is] a true reconstructionist. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Timrod ,
[S]he refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn?t boring. Great short quote and quotation by: Zelda Fitzgerald, 1922 ,
[Television is] the triumph of machine over people. Great short quote and quotation by: Fred Allen , US radio comedian (1894 – 1956)
[The body is] a marvelous machine…a chemical laboratory, a power-house. Every movement, voluntary or involuntary, full of secrets and marvels! Great short quote and quotation by: Theodor Herzl , Austrian (Hungarian-born) Zionist leader (1860 – 1904)
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[The pamphlet] was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners. Great short quote and quotation by: Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment ,
[The superior man] acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)
[The U.S. victory in Gulf war was] a stirring victory for the forces of aggression. Great short quote and quotation by: Dan Quayle, 4/11/91 (reported in Esquire, 8/92) , US Republican politician (1947 – )