What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending. – William Dean Howells Category: Tragedy
A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened. – Oliver Wendell Holmes Category: Tragedy
When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembered is how much has been escaped. – Samuel Johnson Category: Tragedy
I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat. – Mel Brooks Category: War
He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to Gods providence to lead him aright. – Blaise Pascal Category: God
Charisma is a fancy name given to the knack of giving people your full attention. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com Category: Charm
Because of my parents love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia – first by Hitler and then by Stalin. – Madeleine Albright Category: Home
