Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Eisenhower

I was a lieutenant in World War II.

Al Spalding

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.

Dito Montiel

I have friends who have had PTSD, and you can get it from other things than war.

Robert E. Lee

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.

Richard Perle

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 Paul Evans

. . .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 Holbrooke

The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.

Townsend Harris

If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.

Townsend Harris

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

Ronaldinho

Our confidence comes from our preparation.

William Shatner

I've been approached to do some things with astronauts and the preparation that astronauts go through.

William J. Clinton

The only preparation for prospering in the global economy is investing in ourselves.

Sasha Alexander

I always say if you've seen good acting on television, those actors are really good. Because there's just not enough time. You don't have any preparation.

Samuel Johnson

Everybody loves to have things which please the palate put in their way, without trouble or preparation.

Robertson Davies

Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb

Yves Klein

Hours of preparation for something that is excecuted, with extreme precision, in a few minutes. Just as with a judo throw.

William Arthur Ward

Prepare while others are daydreaming.

John C. Maxwell

The only adequate preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.

Robin Gibb

It's hard for me to put on weight.

Harvey Keitel

They have equal weight and you do the same work you'd do if you were playing a dramatic role.

Eric Bana

I used to lift very heavy weights in my mid-twenties - I used to bench press over 300lb. The most I ever lifted was 330lb; I couldn't do that today, no way.

Joely Richardson

And whatever my weight, I've always been skinny from the waist up.

Ashlee Simpson

Does the weight of consequence drag you down until it pulls you under?

Teresa Heinz

As a young woman, I attended Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa, which was then not segregated. But I witnessed the weight of apartheid everywhere around me.

John Knox

The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

I'm constantly looking to see whether I look the same as I did earlier, whether I've put on or lost any weight.

Cathy Guisewite

This is a business meal. The calories do not count. I am mentally labeling these as 'business calories' so my body will know they were eaten in the line of duty and will process them differently.