#years

God has been pleased to save us during the years of war that have already passed. We pray that He may be pleased to save us to the end. But we must do our part. ↗

— Eamon de Valera

#been #during #end #god #may

I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it please our Lord, in April. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#april #because #could #desire #discoveries

The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II. ↗

— Barry Commoner

#about #after #ago #assault #began

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. ↗

— Confucius

#people #plant #seed #teach #ten

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very flesh. ↗

— Paul Valery

#before #flesh #long #made #must

There's something fundamentally wrong with a system where there's been 17 years of a Tory Government and the people of Scotland have voted Socialist for 17 years. That hardly seems democratic. ↗

— Sean Connery

#democratic #fundamentally #government #hardly #people

I have a big ego, and I'm a confident person, but when it comes down to being a jerk, that doesn't work for me, I tried it... for about ten years. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#being #big #comes #confident #down

Oh, that character was light years away from me. I'm not debonair. I'm not suave. I did wear tight pants, though, because I found out that it worked. ↗

— Robert Conrad

#because #character #debonair #did #found

I've known Harvey for over 40 years and I worked with him on the Burnett show for 11 years. I guess you could say we're about as close as you can get to being a comedy team. ↗

— Tim Conway

#being #burnett #close #comedy #could

We are spending more money on bond holders than we are on our own citizens. It took 204 years to have this happen. The other party will not even allow a recorded vote on this issue so that we can see how people stand on that issue. ↗

— Jim Cooper

#bond #citizens #even #happen #holders