Simon Winchester Millions upon millions of people came here full of hope and aspiration to this extraordinary land of liberty and opportunity, and helped build the United States. So the Atlantic Ocean was absolutely critical to the story of America. – Simon Winchester Absolutely Quotes America Quotes Aspiration Quotes Atlantic Quotes Build Quotes Critical Quotes Extraordinary Quotes Helped Quotes Hope Quotes Land Quotes Liberty Quotes Millions Quotes Ocean Quotes Opportunity Quotes People Quotes Story Quotes United Quotes I do as much bookish research as I can but when I sit down to write, often I think, ‘Wait, I was there.’ That is one of the great advantages of having wandered around the world and lived in so many places and met such fascinating people. All of those broken bones in northern Japan, all of those broken lives and those broken homes prompt us to remember what in calmer times we are invariably minded to forget: the most stern and chilling of mantras, which holds, quite simply, that mankind inhabits this earth subject to geological consent – which can be withdrawn at any time.
Crispin Blunt I have known Damian Green for over 20 years, since we were elected together in 1997. He stands out among us with the highest standards of public service, probity and integrity. – Crispin Blunt
Janet Varney Both my parents were high school teachers, and they were beloved high school teachers, so I constantly meet people through my dad’s life where they’d be like, ‘Your dad changed my life. He’s the reason I became a lawyer. He’s the reason I started writing. He’s the only reason I stayed in school.’ – Janet Varney
Camille Paglia Why has the Democratic Party become so arrogantly detached from ordinary Americans? Though they claim to speak for the poor and dispossessed, Democrats have increasingly become the party of an upper-middle-class professional elite, top-heavy with journalists, academics and lawyers. – Camille Paglia
Greg Gianforte The role we have in work may change over time, but the concept of retirement is not biblical. – Greg Gianforte
Saint Ignatius We should love the body insofar as it is obedient and helpful to the soul, since the soul, with the body’s help and service, is better disposed for the service and praise of our Creator and Lord. – Saint Ignatius
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