#shin

Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#friends #jefferson #never #planters #rich

Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#freed #his #jefferson #slaves #upon

The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it. ↗

— Arnold H. Glasow

#chicken #egg #everything #get #key

But I'll tell you what, there was a lot of farmland between Falls Church and Washington. ↗

— Jim Fowler

#church #falls #farmland #i #lot

If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#i #poems #time #washing #writing

I loved living and breathing theatre so much that I decided I had to find a way to bring my desire to act and my ability to support myself together. I'd run through the possibilities in Washington, so that meant moving to New York. ↗

— Karen Allen

#act #breathing #bring #decided #desire

My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary spaces too, so it's refreshing and fun to be in a space where you can do contemporary things. ↗

— Ted Allen

#contemporary #fun #house #i #like

Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#came #character #choice #first #nation

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#feel #full #full moon #happy #how

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#always #any #back #conquering #difficulty