Generalship Its Diseases Quotes & Sayings

States are doomed when they are unable to distinguish good men from bad. — Antisthenes

Doing stand-up comedy is in the middle of a traffic jam getting everybody moving again. — Jon Stewart

I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion. — Oriana Fallaci

Certainty is the mother of repose, and therefore the common law aims at certainty. — Philip Yorke, 1st Earl Of Hardwicke

I absolutely refused to make out with the gorgeous male model. — Trisha Yearwood

Courage~ What makes the flag on the mast to wave? What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the "ape" in apricot?~Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz — L. Frank Baum

The vague disquietude which prevailed among the spectators had so much affected one of the crowd that he did not await the arrival of the vessel in harbor, but jumping into a small skiff, desired to be pulled alongside the Pharaon, which he reached as she rounded into La Reserve basin. — Alexandre Dumas

Never, ever wear three-quarter length trousers. Even in the summer. — Andrew Scott

Vanessa was deprived of her hormones in prison and thus retained several male characteristics that would have been less evident otherwise, most notably her voice. While she spoke in a high, little-girl voice most of the time, she could switch at will to a booming, masculine Richard-voice. She loved to sneak up behind people and scare the crap out of them this way, and she was very effective at quieting a noisy dining hall, roaring, "Y'all hush up!" Best of all were her Richardian encouragements on the softball field, where she was a sought-after teammate. That bitch could hit. — Piper Kerman

Remember, you're allocating time to write, not finding time to write. — Paul J. Silvia

In short, Calvin has been given too much blame by critics and too much credit by fans. His real genius is to be found in his remarkable ability to synthesize the best thought of the whole Christian tradition and sift it with rigorous exegetical skill and evangelical instincts. His rhetorical rule was "brevity and simplicity," and this, combined with a heart enflamed by truth, draws us back to his wells for refreshment in many times and places - especially when we seem to have lost our way. — Michael S. Horton