First Fleet Australia Quotes & Sayings

Who could not conquer with such troops as these? — Stonewall Jackson

The use of language is all we have to pit against death and silence. — Joyce Carol Oates

Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.'
'Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.'
'When are we happy?'
'When we desire nothing and realize that possession is only momentary, and so are forever playing.'
'What is regret?'
'To realize that one has spent one's life worrying about the future.'
'What is sorrow?'
'To long for the past.'
'What is the highest pleasure?'
'To hear a good story. — Vikram Chandra

Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom's homemade lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake, food has a way of transporting us back to the past. — Homaro Cantu

How to live had started out as an analytical problem of how to place himself so as to intercept the flow of money in the society. — Arthur Miller

Michael Jackson has a new baby boy; no word yet who the father is. — Jay Leno

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum? — William Cowper

I don't know how you can move out of one's socioeconomic category if you don't have education. — Soledad O'Brien