Stennis Quotes & Sayings

In his failure Nhu had withdrawn so far into himself that in the end his face was a mask that no longer opened onto the real world. — Frances FitzGerald

My grandmother always told me you must keep to your old roads and stick to your original friends and just go through smooth, be careful and stay positive. — Wayne Wonder

Let's face it. Our ass is in a crack. We're gonna have to let this nigger bill pass. [Said to Senator John Stennis (D-MS) during debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1957] — Lyndon B. Johnson

You used to have feelings for me?" He shook his head. She tossed her chalk onto the board's shelf and turned away. "Excuse me, I've got to - " He swiped at her and barely caught her arm. "I didn't have feelings for you." He pulled her toward him despite her resistance. "Of course you wouldn't." Her poor lips were pressed so hard together they were shaking. "I still do, woman." She stilled. "I still do." Admitting — Melissa Jagears

I do believe the most important thing I can do now is to help young people understand the past and prepare for the future. — John C. Stennis

I want to make sure that I make music that lasts. I've been experimenting. I've been writing. — David Archuleta

Freedom of navigation through international waterways is critical to the international community and to nations in the region, including Iran. — John C. Stennis

The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you. — Nancy Astor The Viscountess Astor

Fandom is about fandom, it's a great big social club. — Greg Egan

"I don't know; Killers are sort of romantic. Imagine your dying with his hands around his throat. He'd strangle the life out of you, and the last thing you would see would be his face." — L.J.Smith

The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, and it is not helpful for any nation to suggest that it would attempt to restrict traffic through the strait. — John C. Stennis

What has made me most proud - the things that I've done that I feel the most pride about - is helping people care about making the world better. — Patrick Rothfuss

The U.S. has many vulnerable targets around Iran, and its bases are within the range of the Guards' missiles. We have other capabilities as well, particularly when it comes to the support of Muslims for the Islamic republic. — John C. Stennis

Moths swarmed around the parking lot lamps, banging into the glass with a steady tap-tap-tap, and I wondered if they welcomed the dawn. At dawn, they could stop slamming their heads into the thing that forever kept them from the light. People don't have a dawn. We just keep slamming away until it kills us. — Robert Crais

Senator John Stennis:
The civil rights movement did more to free the white man that the black man ... It freed my soul. — Joe Biden

The cooperation of navies from around the world promises high tactical value for the ships, aircraft, and divers involved; while demonstrating international resolve in defending maritime security against potential threats. — John C. Stennis

Rome had senators too, and that is why it declined. — Frank Dane