George Washington Yorktown Quotes & Sayings

One could always imagine that one's life, though smoldering in parts, might be undamaged in the west. — Chris Cleave

The bitter winds in February were sometimes called the First East Winds, but the longing for spring somehow made them seem more piercing. — Eiji Yoshikawa

The glory of the elderly is their insight to life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If you use Hollywood as the test tissue for mankind, what could the prognosis be? — Pauline Kael

The insurance companies involved had all claimed that this was, by any reasonable standards, an act of God. But, Dirk had argued, which god? Britain was constitutionally a Christian monotheistic state, and therefore any "act of God" defined in a legal document must refer to the Anglican chap in the stained glass and not to some polytheistic thug from Norway. — Douglas Adams

People who don't normally read make an exception for my books, possibly because they're short. — Mitch Albom

Destroy them later? Cal offered, which was probably as close to friendly as he ever got. — Rick Riordan

Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth. — Theodore Roosevelt

There is at least this to be said for mind, that it can dispel mind. — Samuel Beckett

I got to have about 15 minutes with Michelle Obama, and that was a big deal because you're like, 'Wow, I'm part of living history.' You know? I definitely think she could take me in an arm wrestling match. — Ross Mathews

I cannot give any scientist of any age better advice than this: the intensity of the conviction that a hypothesis is true has no bearing on whether it is true or not. — Peter Medawar

You're not going to hurt my daddy, are you?" the little girl asked Tanin, glaring at him with dark eyes. "N-no," stuttered Tanin, taken aback. He lowered his sword. "We're just"-he shrugged, flushing scarlet-"talking. You know, man talk — Anonymous

I've done performances in movies that I was immensely proud of and the movies didn't take off like a rocket at Cape Canaveral, it didn't take off. — Albert Brooks

Trust is almost always conditional, focused, qualified, and therefore limited. — Robert C. Solomon