Home / Quotes / Quote by Alexandra Ripley

Quote by Alexandra Ripley

“To anyone with a drop of Irish blood in them the land they live on is like their mother. It's the only thing that lasts, that's worth working for, for fighting for”

Quote by Alexandra Ripley

Book:Scarlett: the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind

Work

Scarlett: the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind

In this sequel to the classic 'Gone with the Wind', readers are taken on a journey through Scarlett O'Hara's life after the Civil War. The novel delves into her experiences and challenges as she navigates the post-war South, all while maintaining her fiery spirit and determination. more

Author

Alexandra Ripley

Alexandra Ripley, born on January 8, 1934, and died on January 10, 2004, was a renowned British writer known for her historical novels. Her works have been highly appreciated by readers for their unique narrative style and precise historical details. more

You May Also Like

“I was a senior research scientist that changed the accepted view of the structure of the universe. I disproved one of the then widely accepted “laws” of physics, 'the conversation of parity', by proving that identical nuclear particles do not always act alike.”

Law Universe Views Changed Conversation Prove Research Scientist Structure Nuclear Accepted Physics Senior Particles Identical Laws Of Physics Parity

Author:Chien-Shiung Wu

“When a big company lays you off, they often give you a year's salary to 'go pursue a dream.' If you're stupid, you panic and get another job. If you're smart, you take the money and use the time to figure out what you want to do next.”

Ifs Want Giving Years Use Dream Bigs Jobs Next Company Stupid Figures Smart Lays What You Want Pursue Panic Salary Big Companies You Re Stupid

Author:Bruce Schneier

“Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country's way of life; it's only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage.”

Way Kind Country Can Do Threat Terrorism Contrary Terrorist Reactions Despite Our Country Damage Fearful Rhetoric Transcendent Terrorist Attacks

Book:Bruce Schneier on Trust Set

Source: Bruce Schneier on Trust Set

“Air travel survived decades of terrorism, including attacks which resulted in the deaths of everyone on the plane. It survived 9/11. It'll survive the next successful attack. The only real worry is that we'll scare ourselves into making air travel so onerous that we won't fly anymore.”

Real Next Worry Successful Air Including Terrorism Decades Planes Scare Survived Air Travel

Author:Bruce Schneier

“Think of your existing power as the exponent in an equation that determines the value of information. The more power you have, the more additional power you derive from the new data.”

Thinking Values Information Determine Data Equations Think Of You Exponents

Book:Bruce Schneier on Trust Set

Source: Bruce Schneier on Trust Set

“If we stay in one place, we will become outdated”

Author:Satoru Iwata

“I want to show people how there are variations and different interpretations of good and evil.”

People Want Different Shows Evil Good And Evil Interpretation Variation Different Interpretations

Author:Hideo Kojima

“At Disneyland, you never go backstage - even when youre in the bathroom.”

Bathroom Disneyland

Author:Hideo Kojima

“If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.”

Ifs Men Giving Remember White Ready Patriotism White Man Remember When

Author:Fannie Lou Hamer

“Hollywood continues to present the US army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners.”

Guy Hollywood Army Aliens Foreigners Good Guy

Author:Hideo Kojima