Quotes of: Theodore-roosevelt Keyword

After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment with the loss of some of my horses, and my men excessively fatigued.

William Henry Ashley

After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and began the descent of the river.

William Henry Ashley

I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby. I just think genetics are in my favour.

Andre Agassi

I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis.

Antony Beevor

Counter-knowledge covers the propagation of false legends and conspiracy theories often used for political purposes or fundamentalist religious propaganda.

Antony Beevor

In my library/study/barn, there is a Ping-Pong table on which I can pile working books and spread maps.

Antony Beevor

The greatest heroes of the Normandy battlefield were the unarmed medics, whom snipers often shot at despite their Red Cross armbands.

Antony Beevor

More emphasis was thus thrown upon the local governments than in England.

Albert Bushnell Hart

Each colony became accustomed to planting new settlements and to claiming new boundaries.

Albert Bushnell Hart

In each colony in 1750 were to be found two sets of governing organizations, - the local and the general.

Albert Bushnell Hart

England and France were rivals, not only on the continent, but in the West Indies, in India, and in Europe.

Albert Bushnell Hart

Washington's defeat in 1754 was followed by active military preparations on both sides.

Albert Bushnell Hart

There is, I conceive, no contradiction in believing that mind is at once the cause of matter and of the development of individualised human minds through the agency of matter.

Alfred Russel Wallace

Psychoanalysts are not occupied with the minds of their patients; they do not believe in the mind but in a cerebral intestine.

Bernard Berenson

A CBS spokesman said the network's policy was tightened in September 2006 to forbid contributions to political campaigns. Previously, there was a bit of wiggle room.

Bill Dedman

'J'eet jet?' is still the standard way for a Pittsburgher to ask if you're ready for a meal, but the meal itself is no longer limited to chipped ham and an Iron City beer.

Bill Dedman

Like most other states, Illinois has little regulation of the economic interests of legislators and relies on public disclosure to keep the lawmaking honest.

Bill Dedman

Mohammed al-Qahtani was not alleged to be a leader of the Sept. 11 plot. He was not trained as a pilot. If he was involved, he was one of the 'muscle' hijackers.

Bill Dedman

Polygraphs are not allowed as evidence in most U.S. courts, but they're routinely used in police investigations, and the Defense Department relies heavily on them for security screening.

Bill Dedman

In Los Angeles, the Police Department buys a 40-foot refrigerated trailer truck every six months just to hold DNA evidence.

Bill Dedman

State and federal laws protect whistle-blowers, those who refuse to do something illegal, and workers who file claims for workers' compensation.

Bill Dedman