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Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan. ↗

— Galeazzo Ciano

#fathers #hundred #orphan #victory

The farewell between Hitler and Mussolini at the station was very affectionate. Both men were moved. ↗

— Galeazzo Ciano

#between #both #farewell #hitler #men

The German decision to fight is implacable. Even if they were given more than they ask, they would attack just the same, because they are possessed by the demon of destruction. ↗

— Galeazzo Ciano

#attack #because #decision #demon #destruction

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. ↗

— John Ciardi

#dependence #excitement #habituation #label #love is

A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. ↗

— John Ciardi

#bear #bolt #good #hope #idea

Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character. ↗

— John Ciardi

#character #further #goes #his #liberation

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. ↗

— John Ciardi

#better #better idea #happens #idea #looking

The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself. ↗

— John Ciardi

#constitution #damn #damn fool #every #fool

A dollar saved is a quarter earned. ↗

— John Ciardi

#earned #quarter #saved

I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a girl: I want to rule the world. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#girl #goal #had #i #rule