Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it. – La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 1678 Category: Philosophy
Now, therefore, the Directors of the company are hereby ordered to see that precautions are taken to make travel on said railroad perfectly safe by using a screw with at least twenty-four inches diameter. – Joshua A. Norton Category: Travel
Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading. – Michael Tippett Category: Imagination
I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II. – Dan Rather Category: War
I knew I was alone in a way that no earthling has ever been before. – Michael Collins Category: alone
