#since

Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914. ↗

— A. J. P. Taylor

#being #capitalism #capitalist #caused #course

While the President leads his potential adversaries in almost every state, his support is soft. He is seen as honest, sincere, just, and friendly but gets mediocre or relatively poor ratings being competent strong, intelligent, and a forceful leader. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#almost #being #competent #every #forceful

I think we've come a long way since then. The big thing that changed was when ecstasy came along in Britain. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#big #big thing #britain #came #changed

Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits and marketing, and generally less congenial - but my day is the same: get out of bed, procrastinate, sit down at my desk, try to write something. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#bed #book #changed #congenial #corporate

I wanted to be a doctor since I was five. ↗

— Debi Thomas

#five #i #since #wanted

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#any #artist #artists #arts #believe

I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I've been thrown out of so many. ↗

— Casey Stengel

#ballpark #been #especially #feel #greatly

I haven't had that good a time in ages. Since September 11, really. I just felt so happy, it was like the sun came out of the clouds for me. I love Italy. ↗

— Bruce Sterling

#came #clouds #felt #good #had

Ever since I became a Muslim, I've had to deal with attempts to damage my reputation and countless insinuations seeking to cast doubt on my character and trying to connect me to causes which I do not subscribe to. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#became #cast #causes #character #connect

I really wanted to be born a woman. It all started there. A South American woman. And I'm upset that I was born a white Jewish male. I've been angry since. ↗

— Fisher Stevens

#american woman #angry #been #born #i