
July 14, 1763, p. 123
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol I
In Praise of Love, Act II. (1973).
July 14, 1763, p. 123
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol I
“We make a ladder of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.”
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Sermons
“We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions.”
Preface
The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America (1961)
Context: We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.
“Our defects are sometimes the better adversaries when we oppose our vices.”
Nos défauts sont parfois les meilleurs adversaires que nous opposions à nos vices.
Alexis (1929)
“The French like burgers, Madonna and Miami Vice.”
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Presidential campaign (April 12, 2015 – 2016), (July 28, 2016)
The difference did not exist. Our company is too big. It goes with the welfare of the country. Our contribution to the nation is considerable.
Charles E. Wilson (1952) in: Confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee, responding to Sen. Robert Hendrickson's question regarding conflicts of interest. Quoted in Safire's Political Dictionary (1978) by William Safire.
"Quotes", The Educated Imagination (1963), Talk 6: The Vocation of Eloquence