#vic

Americans, particularly after World War II, tended to romanticize war because in World War II our cause was the cause of humanity, and our soldiers brought home glory and victory, and thank God that they did. But it led us to romanticize it to some extent. ↗

— Neil Sheehan

#because #brought #cause #did #extent

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

#evil #good #government #itself #make

I'm actually more comfortable playing the stroke victim or the girl with no makeup on, looking scruffy and it's all about what's going on inside rather than on the outside. ↗

— Nicollette Sheridan

#actually #comfortable #girl #going #i

As far as advice to potential teenage idols, there is no formula. ↗

— Bobby Sherman

#as far as #far #formula #idols #potential

The Chinese people, too, went through all kinds of vicissitudes in their religious development. ↗

— Hu Shih

#chinese people #development #kinds #people #religious

You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which "clicks." ↗

— Florence Scovel Shinn

#clicks #conviction #done #failure #impress

The best money advice ever given me was from my father. When I was a little girl, he told me, 'Don't spend anything unless you have to.' ↗

— Dinah Shore

#advice #anything #best #ever #father

I mean enormous pressure was brought to bear - Valerie Amos, Lady Amos, went round Africa with people from our intelligence services trying to press them. I had to make sure that we didn't promise a misuse of aid in a way that would be illegal. ↗

— Clare Short

#aid #bear #brought #enormous #enormous pressure

Also in the new constitution, we want to lower the voting age from 20 years to 18 years and also gradually implement a voluntary military service in replacement of the current compulsory military service. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

#also #compulsory #constitution #current #gradually

How it infuriates a bigot, when he is forced to drag out his dark convictions! ↗

— Logan Pearsall Smith

#convictions #dark #drag #forced #his