Quotes
Character interests me more than narrative. I make the narrative up as I go, which is more fun anyway.
Publish and be dammed.
Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.
Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.
I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.
As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, 'I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he trembles as I do.'
An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.
All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'.
You know one of the things about going from modeling to acting is it's so much more fulfilling. With modeling, you get your picture taken, which is great, good for you, you know? But in acting, you're able to reach in and show a little bit more of yourself.
I love having time to prepare my lines and more time off.
I like being in new places and seeing new sights.
This crowd did not diminish through the whole of that cold, wet day; they seemed not to know what was to by their fate since their great benefactor was dead, and though strong and brave men wept when I met them.
The War has been waged with success, although there have been in some instances errors and misfortunes. But the heart of the nation is sounder and its hopes brighter.
The hopeless grief of those poor colored people affected me more than almost anything else.
On the Avenue in front of the White House were several hundred colored people, mostly women and children, weeping and wailing their loss.
It is vain to expect a well-balanced government without a well-balanced society.
Jeanne Kohl-Welles
We should not have our children going to school to learn how to become obese.
Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Tax breaks can serve a vital role in keeping and bringing jobs to our state; however, without accountability, they are little more than loopholes at taxpayers' expense.