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Buts Quotes (page 994)

In the long years to come, not only will the people of this island but of the world, wherever the bird of freedom chirps in human hearts, look back to what we've done, and they will say 'do not despair, do not yield...march straightforward. Winston Churchill
Benjamin Franklin quote: "The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty"
The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty Benjamin Franklin
Ulysses S. Grant quote: "There are but few important events in the affairs of men..."
There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Ulysses S. Grant
On that same tour we ran into a band at Aylesbury Friars, a biggish venue in Oxfordshire, England. They were a four-piece from Ireland called U2. They seemed like nice fellows and they sounded pretty good, but we didn’t keep in touch. They’re probably taxi drivers and accountants by now. Craig Ferguson
I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning Plato
Frank Zappa quote: "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of..."
The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse. Frank Zappa
I got nervous at bulls and eagles, Trying to figure what shape Zeus might take for sex. When it could be your turn next. But now I don't care any longer, I've come to my senses, your profile leaves me cold. Why am I different? you ask. I'll tell you. Because you keep nagging. For presents. That's what turns me off. Ovid
It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable, honest-hearted duty-doing man flies out into the world, but it is very possible to know how it has touched one's self in going by. Charles Dickens
Stephen King quote: "Shall there be truth between us, as two men? Not as friends,..."
Shall there be truth between us, as two men? Not as friends, but as enemies and equals? Stephen King
Robert Hass quote: "August is dust here. Droughtstuns the road, but juice gathers..."
August is dust here. Droughtstuns the road, but juice gathers in the berries. Robert Hass
I do not say that children at war do not die like men, if they have to die. To their everlasting honor and our everlasting shame, they do die like men, thus making possible the manly jubilation of patriotic holidays. But they are murdered children all the same. Kurt Vonnegut
To be born to create, to love, to win at games is to be born to live in time of peace. But war teaches us to lose everything and become what we were not. It all becomes a question of style. Albert Camus
Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades - words, words, but they hold the horror of the world. Erich Maria Remarque
Only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith; Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to come called charity, the soul Of all the rest: then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise; but shalt possess A paradise within thee, happier far. John Milton
Hey, great idea: if you have kids, give your partner reading vouchers next Christmas. Each voucher entitles the bearer to two hours' reading time *while the kids are awake*. It might look like a cheapskate present, but parents will appreciate that it costs more in real terms than a Lamborghini. Nick Hornby

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