Viesselman Terry Quotes & Sayings

Rapidity is the essence of war. — Sun Tzu

I believe that being conservative means you try to get in to the middle of the fight and try to solve the problem. — James Lankford

America took me into her bosom when there was no longer a country worthy of the name, but in my heart I am German - German in my soul. — Marlene Dietrich

[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention ... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from a despotism. The rigours of a despotism often ... oppress only a few, but it is the very essence and nature of a democracy, for a faction claiming to oppress a minority, and that minority the chief owners of the property and truest lovers of their country. — Fisher Ames

Faith is irrational, which is why those who exercise it are rewarded irrationally. — Matshona Dhliwayo

As she looked in the full-length mirror in her dressing room, she added a few ropes of pearls, pinned a white silk camellia, and draped the Chantilly lace shawl. In that moment, Dana thought of fashion's most enduring icon who created this elegant and alluring style, and the happy personal life that eluded her. Mademoiselle Chanel died in 1971 at the age of eighty-eight while working on her spring collection, but her passion for work did not fill the void of marriage and children. Her success was costly, but clearly the choice of an uncompromising woman determined to achieve greatness on her own. She once said, I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird. — Lynn Steward