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war
I was a lieutenant in World War II. John Eisenhower
war blessing games
No human mind may measure the blessings conferred by the game of base ball on the soldiers of the Civil War. It had its earliest evolution when soldiers, North and South, were striving to forget their foes by cultivating, through this grand game, fraternal friendships with comrades in arms.
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I have friends who have had PTSD, and you can get it from other things than war. Dito Montiel
war connections speak
Sir, if you ever presume again to speak disrespectfully of General Grant in my presence, either you or I will sever his connection with this university. Robert E. Lee
war men ideas
Even now, the irony that so non-intellectual a man should choose to engage the Soviet Union on the battlefield of ideas has eluded most commentators and historians. Richard Perle
war character winter
. . .and every native has a story of winter – stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. It’s a peculiar character flaw to those of us from cold climates that we feel superior to those who have the sense to live elsewhere. Richard Paul Evans
war generations vietnam
The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone. Richard Holbrooke
war japan suffering
If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.
war thinking president
The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.
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I think you have to control the materials to an extent, but it's important to let the materials have a kind of power for themselves; like the natural power of gravity, if you are painting on a wall, it makes the paint trickle and it drips; there is no reason to fight that. Keith Haring
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People were more interested in the phenomena than the art itself. This, combined with the growing interest in collecting art as an investment and the resultant boom in the art market, made it a difficult time for a young artist to remain sincere without becoming cynical.
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I was joking but he took responded seriously: 'I would know, and I couldn't live with myself knowing that I'd only run 97 miles or whatever.' Joe Henderson
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King Crimson will soon be touring parts of Europe. Adrian Belew
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Kerry's political attacks are not supported by reality, which shows rising employment and higher wages, and his policies -- higher taxes, increased regulation and bigger government -- would move America backward. Ken Mehlman
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Kerry's focus and his message has really been middle class, middle America, 'I'm standing up for the little guy' and middle class investors respond to that, but that raises the question of how do you go back and talk to the business community after that. Amy Walter
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Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were. Colleen Atwood
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Knowing what I do now, I certainly wouldn't decide to write a first novel because I wouldn't have anything like the necessary life experience. Judith Krantz
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Kids are healthier these days... more kids are in school around the world, and partly that's because Australians have been willing to invest in aid.
madness realized
I think we all have madness in us, it's just that I've realized mine and found a way to let it out. John Glover
madness sanity
Worse than madness. Sanity. William Golding
madness inconvenience passerby
With madness, as with vomit, it's the passerby who receives the inconvenience. Joe Orton
madness
It takes madness to find out madness. Lady Gregory
madness impossibility
To expect an impossibility is madness. Marcus Aurelius
madness persuasion threat
Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes. Joseph Conrad
madness accomplished clear
He regarded himself as an accomplished writer — a clear sign of madness in anyone. Paul Theroux
madness kind longing
longing to travel while you are already traveling is, I admit, a kind of greedy madness Elizabeth Gilbert
madness quills
You can't be a proper writer without a touch of madness, can you? Kate Winslet