#tho

Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#around #because #being #books #both

Religious belief, like history itself, is a story that is always unfolding, always subject to inquiry and ripe for questioning. For without doubt there is no faith. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#belief #doubt #faith #history #inquiry

Warfare is an utterly stupid method of settling differences of interest between different nations. ↗

— George H. Mead

#differences #different #interest #method #nations

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#change #change the world #citizens #committed #doubt

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#change the world #could #ever #group #indeed

Toots said to me, 'I gotta hand it to him, thought, when he got into the big money, he came by and handed me the cash, saying, 'Here's what I'm sure I owe you.' ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#came #cash #got #gotta #hand

I like doing films and I wish that I could do more but I still have to audition. I don't get offered starring roles in movies even though I've written and starred in a movie. ↗

— Tim Meadows

#could #doing #even #films #get

In 1994 the U.S. Court of Appeals decided in the case of Oliver North to permit the release of grand jury evidence, because it had already been so thoroughly leaked. ↗

— Donella Meadows

#appeals #because #been #case #court

It is not only our duty to America, but also to Ireland. We could not hope to succeed in our effort to make Ireland a Republic without the moral and material support of the liberty-loving citizens of these United States. ↗

— Thomas Francis Meagher

#america #citizens #could #duty #effort

Even in the depths of dreadful situations, there's usually something rather comic, or something you can laugh about afterwards, at least. So, I do look for the comedy in those things. ↗

— Colm Meaney

#afterwards #comedy #comic #depths #dreadful