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The reason given by the President in asking Congress to declare war against Germany is that the German government has declared certain war zones, within which, by the use of submarines, she sinks, without notice, American ships and destroys American lives. ↗

— George William Norris

#american #american lives #asking #certain #congress

My parents couldn't afford a full time drama school, but I basically just did every class I could do, and followed every drama interest I could. When I was 15 or 16 I did drama courses. ↗

— Christopher Parker

#basically #class #could #courses #did

There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt. ↗

— Tillie Olsen

#hurt #than #words #worse

What other people think of me is none of my business. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#me #none #other #people #think

There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#happiness #reality #reality

Your purpose, then, plainly stated, is, that you will destroy the Government, unless you be allowed to construe and enforce the Constitution as you please, on all points in dispute between you and us. ↗

— George Haven Putnam

#between #constitution #construe #destroy #dispute

When you fight for the impossible, sometimes you lose everything. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#fight #impossible #lose #sometimes #you

On almost anything someone does in the computer business, you can go back in the literature and prove someone had done it earlier. ↗

— Ken Olsen

#anything #back #business #computer #does

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important. ↗

— Merlin Olsen

#always #captain #example #i #i always

There was no singles problem until singles got so single-minded that they stopped wasting time with anyone ineligible. Before that, it was understood that one of society's main tasks was matchmaking. People with lifelong friendships and ties to local nonprofessional organizations did not have to fear that isolation would accompany retirement, old age, or losing a spouse. Overburdened householders could count on the assistance not only of their own extended families, but of the American tradition of neighborliness. ↗

— Judith Martin

#community #family #miss-manners #relationships #age