What a country calls its vital… interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat. – Simone Weil, Ecrits historiques et politiques, 1960 Category: War
I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition. – Chief Joseph Category: War
Ive learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it. – Sarah McLachlan Category: Trust
Women who make men talk better than they are accustomed to are always popular. – E.V. Lucas Category: Women
Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a more positive vision. – Bill Hybels Category: positive
Early on the next morning we reached Kansas, about five hundred miles from the mouth of the Missouri. – Francis Parkman Category: Morning