“It is said that the American vocabulary has declined by half in the past few decades. It's a tragic instance of desertification following upon monocultural commodity production, the clear-cutting of written and spoken English.” SaidPastHalfClearCuttingWrittenProductionsFollowingDecadesInstanceTragicCommodityVocabularyClear CuttingSpoken English Book:Epicurean Simplicity Source: Epicurean Simplicity
“[After a poor prognosis for recovery from her doctor following her 1990 bus accident] I said if it is up to me, I'm going to be OK.” IfsSaidPoorDoctorsFollowingAccidentsRecoveryBusPrognosis Author:Gloria Estefan
“I must honor those who fight of their own free will, he said to himself. And I must try to imitate their courage by following my path as a pacifist, wherever it takes me.” TryingSaidFightingPathHonorFollowingFree WillTake MePacifist Author:Christopher Isherwood
“We cannot escape our destiny, nor should we try to do so. The leadership of the free world was thrust upon us two centuries ago in that little hall of Philadelphia. In the days following World War II, when the economic strength and power of America was all that stood between the world and the return to the dark ages, Pope Pius XII said, 'The American people have a great genius for splendid and unselfish actions. Into the hands of America God has placed the destinies of an afflicted mankind.' We are indeed, and we are today, the last best hope of man on earth.” PeopleMenWorldShouldTryingLittlesSaidTwoWarHandsAgeTodayActionEarthLastsAmericaDarkDestinyEconomicMankindCenturyReturnGeniusFollowingWar Of The WorldsHallsWorld War IiWorld War IPopeOur DestinySplendidThrustDark AgesPhiladelphiaUnselfishHoping For The BestFree World Author:Ronald Reagan