Nathaniel Philbrick We think of Washington as the defensive-minded pragmatist who won the Revolution by avoiding unnecessary risks on the battlefield. But that was not how he started out. – Nathaniel Philbrick Avoiding Quotes Battlefield Quotes Defensiveminded Quotes Pragmatist Quotes Revolution Quotes Risks Quotes Started Quotes Unnecessary Quotes Washington Quotes What’s been largely forgotten is that Washington was highly passionate and aggressive, and it was only after losing Philadelphia to the British after a string of disastrous battlefield performances that he finally resigned himself to the more conservative approach with which he has since become associated. Unfortunately, we have a tendency to see figures from the past as caricatures – either all good or all bad – when the truth is always much more complex.
Dennis Hopper Easy Rider’ was never a motorcycle movie to me. A lot of it was about politically what was going on in the country. – Dennis Hopper
Nina Nunes I told myself when I really retired, I would really retire and focus all my energy on whoever is next. – Nina Nunes
Hank Stram I’ve lived a charmed life. I married the only girl I ever loved and did the only job I ever loved. – Hank Stram
Elana Meyers After giving up softball, I didn’t know what I was going to do. I thought I would try bobsled, but I wasn’t really sure what would happen. I thought my athletic career was over. – Elana Meyers
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