Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gloria Allred

There still is a war on women in terms of politicians in Washington and the state legislatures trying to eliminate any rights we have fought to win and that the Supreme Court has afforded us.

Gertrude Stein

Near a war is always not very near.

Gertrude Stein

Two things are always the same the dance and war.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Reconciliation with our enemies is simply a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, or the fear of some unlucky thing from occurring.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed and tired out with a state of war, and a fear of some ill accident which we are willing to prevent.

Francis Schaeffer

Most people do not realize that there was a paid chaplain in Congress even before the Revolutionary War ended.

Ian Holm

Those remarkable, God-given eyes! That glorious, good-natured personality! Elijah's Frodo is a dazzling light in the doom and gloom of war and despair.

Ian MacKaye

First of all, [St. Stephen's] is a radical church. It was one of the first DC churches to have gay ceremonies. A woman said mass there, which almost got a priest excommunicated there; Black Panthers spoke at the church; it was a sanctuary for civil rights protesters and anti-war protesters.

Ian Mcewan

In a nuclear age, and in an age of serious environmental degradation, apocalyptic belief creates a serious second order danger. The precarious logic of self-interest that saw us through the Cold War would collapse if the leaders of one nuclear state came to welcome, or ceased to fear mass death.

Ian Hislop

England Their England by AG Macdonell which was written in the thirties and is about a young Scotsman who's got shell shocked during the First World War… I love it.

Hugh Hefner

After world war all we got was a lot of conformity, and conservatism and when I was in college at the university of Illinois the skirt lengths dropped instead of going up as they had during the roaring twenties and I knew that was a very bad sign, and it is symbolic and reflective of a very repressive time, and some of that was laid the feet of the cold war.

Hugh Jackman

Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that - we probably had the word 'cappuccino' about 20 years before America. Cafe culture is really big for Aussies. We like to work hard, but we take our leisure time seriously.

Horace Greeley

We hope never to live in a Republic where one section is pinned to the other section by bayonets.

Horace Greeley

We are not one people. We are two peoples. We are a people for Freedom and a people for Slavery. Between the two, conflict is inevitable.

Horatio Nelson

Laurels grow in the Bay of Biscay, I hope a bed of them may be found in the Mediterranean.

Horatio Nelson

It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.

Horatio Nelson

A ship's a fool to fight a fort.

Horatio Nelson

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.

Horatio Nelson

To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.

Horatio Nelson

Thank God I have done my duty.

Horatio Nelson

Frigates are the eyes of a fleet.

Horatio Nelson

A fleet of British ships at war are the best negotiators.

Horatio Nelson

Hardy, I do believe they have done it at last... my backbone is shot through.

Horatio Nelson

England expects that every man will do his duty.

Horace

Force without judgement falls on its own weight.

Homer

I war not with the dead.

Homer

Here, therefore, huge and mighty warrior though you be, here shall you die.

Homer

Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war.

Homer

Beware the toils of war ... the mesh of the huge dragnet sweeping up the world.

Homer

The god of war is impartial: he hands out death to the man who hands out death.

Homer

The God of War will see fair play-he's often slain that wants to slay!

Homer

Take thou thy arms and come with me, For we must quit ourselves like men, and strive To air our cause, although we be but two. Great is the strength of feeble arms combined, And we can combat even with the brave.