Maspesiya Quotes & Sayings

The older women were Sunbeams and I guess we were Cherubs or Lambs, but our mothers were Nightingales. — Janet Flanner

In Pakistan lies our deliverance, defence and honour ... In our solidarity, unity and discipline lie the strength, power and sanction behind us to carry on this fight successfully. No sacrifice should be considered too great. We shall never accept any future constitution on the basis of a united India. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Four Months of War in Cuba
The Spanish-American War lasted less than four months for the United States; however for Cuba this was only a small part of their War of Independence from Spain, which went through many phases starting with the Ten Years' War and lasted almost 20 years. The United States government originally was neutral, but became involved when the Spanish Governor forced thousands of Cubans into concentration camps. Americans joined the Cubans in their fight against the Spaniards after the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. During those tumultuous years, 5,180 Cuban insurgents died in battle and over 40,000 died from various diseases such as Yellow Fever. Colon Cemetery in Havana is one of the great historical cemeteries of the world and was built just in time to receive the victims of the Cuban Wars of Independence. — Hank Bracker

It was about the feeling, you know? She caused it in me, but it wasn't about her. It was about my reaction, what I wanted to feel and then convinced myself that I felt, because I wanted it that bad. That illusion. It was love because I created it as love." Norah — Rachel Cohn

Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle. — Andrew Vachss

I went to law school for the same reason everyone else goes to law school: I had no idea what to do with my life and my parents were paying. — Jodi Picoult

Every manoeuvre must be the development of a scheme; it must aim at a goal. — Ferdinand Foch

Scotland has always been independent. We have our own legal system, our own culture; I don't see the issue. We are different and I think we should celebrate those differences within the union. I can see what would be lost, but don't necessarily see what would be gained by breaking away. What does upset me is that I can't vote in Scotland. — Damian Barr

Clutter forces the brain to consume energy. Create uncluttered environments instead. — Carmine Gallo

I don't have any warm personal enemies. All the SOBs have died. — Clare Boothe Luce

I want to sit down on the sand and look around and get dreamy; I want to see what spirits are peeking out of the faces of the roses. — Mary Oliver

A boy becomes a man when a man is needed — John Steinbeck