“After a short period spent in Brussels as a guest of a neurological institute, I returned to Turin on the verge of the invasion of Belgium by the German army, Spring 1940, to join my family. The two alternatives left then to us were either to emigrate to the United States, or to pursue some activity that needed neither support nor connection with the outside Aryan world where we lived. My family chose this second alternative. I then decided to build a small research unit at home and installed it in my bedroom.” WorldTwoStatesHomeLeftUnitedUnited StatesSupportNeededPeriodsActivitySpringResearchMy FamilyConnectionsDecidedArmyPursueAlternativesGuestsBedroomUnitsAutobiographyInvasionInstituteVergeBelgiumBrussels Author:Rita Levi-Montalcini
“As for the South, it is enough to say that perhaps eighty per cent. of her armies were neither slave-holders, nor had the remotest interest in the institution. No other proof, however, is needed than the undeniable fact that at any period of the war from its beginning to near its close the South could have saved slavery by simply laying down its arms and returning to the Union.” WarEnoughFactsInterestArmsNeededPeriodsArmyInstitutionsSlaveryUnionsSlaveSouthProofSavedCentsEightyLaying Down Book:Reminiscences of the Civil War Source: Reminiscences of the Civil War
“I was in the New Zealand army for like four years, the exact period of when it was on the air, so I never saw it.” YearsSawsFourAirPeriodsArmyFour YearsNew Zealand Author:Rhys Darby
“I like the idea of getting to dress up, like to do a Barry Lyndon or something about the Napoleonic period, the grand army retreating from Moscow. I understand that there's a craft to acting and a lot of people work hard at it. I just know that music is my first love. I love music, I love film, and I love clothes.” PeopleKnowsFirstsIdeasHardFilmActingHard WorkPeriodsClothesMusic IsArmyDressesCraftsFirst LoveMusic LoveMoscowI Love MusicLove FilmsNapoleonic Author:Ian Astbury