#ted

If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany, a power hostile to our way of life, controlling in that event most of the ships and shipbuilding facilities of Europe. ↗

— Wendell Willkie

#british #captured #controlling #dominated #europe

It has been a long while since the United States had any imperialistic designs toward the outside world. But we have practised within our own boundaries something that amounts to race imperialism. ↗

— Wendell Willkie

#been #boundaries #designs #had #imperialism

I have been agreeably disappointed in my idea of the camels. They are far from unpleasant to ride; in fact, it is much less fatiguing than riding on horseback, and even with the little practice I have yet had, I find it shakes me less. ↗

— William John Wills

#been #camels #disappointed #even #fact

I have deposited some of my journals here for fear of accidents. ↗

— William John Wills

#deposited #fear #here #i #journals

They have just succeeded in raising the two thousand pounds here, by subscription, that was wanted towards an exploration fund, for fitting out an expedition, that will probably start for the interior of our continent next March. ↗

— William John Wills

#expedition #exploration #fitting #fund #here

Brain power improves by brain use, just as our bodily strength grows with exercise. And there is no doubt that a large proportion of the female population, from school days to late middle age, now have very complicated lives indeed. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#bodily #brain #brain power #complicated #days

I wanted passionately to be a priest. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#passionately #priest #wanted

If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#elizabeth #elizabeth i #giving #had #her

IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#becomes #began #complicated #ever #first

The United States is the ultimate land of optimistic promise, but it also gave birth to quintessentially pessimistic tragedy: 'Moby-Dick.' ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#birth #gave #land #optimistic #pessimistic