They died hard, those savage men – like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
What is sad for women of my generation is that they weren’t supposed to work if they had families. What were they going to do when the children are grown – watch the raindrops coming down the window pane?
It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.
Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.
The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.
They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.
Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
Here I am at the turn of the millennium and I’m still the last man to have walked on the moon, somewhat disappointing. It says more about what we have not done than about what we have done.
Women, we might as well be dogs baying the moon as petitioners without the right to vote!
Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world.
In the early days of aviation, there was a great deal of experimentation and a high death rate.
I wouldn’t attach too much importance to these student riots. I remember when I was a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, I used to go out and riot occasionally.
One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That’s the new gloss on the 1st Amendment.
It’s a very good historical book about history.
It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.
We awoke one morning in September, and the world lurched on its axis.
If we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday at a time of presidential inaugurals, this is thanks to Ronald Reagan who created the holiday, and not to the Democratic Congress of the Carter years, which rejected it.
September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world.
The Russians feared Ike. They didn’t fear me.
Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
Dad, I’m in some trouble. There’s been an accident and you’re going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
