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The numbers were, at best, guesstimates, and all three men knew it. The relevant figure would ultimately be the one that represented the most they could possibly ask from Congress without raising too many questions. Whatever that sum turned out to be...

Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves

The more formidable the contradiction between inexhaustible life-joy and inevitable fate, the greater the longing which reveals itself in the kingdom of poetry and in the self-created world of dreams hopes to banish the dark power of reality. The god...

Ferdinand Cohn

Whoever has the sword will have the earth.

Counterfeit Lies

In the West, you have always associated the Islamic faith 100 percent with Arab culture. This in itself is a fundamentalist attitude and it is mistaken.

Youssou N'Dour

On June 19, 1981, a vigorously healthy Justice Potter Stewart resigned from the Supreme Court at the age of 66.

Elliott Abrams

In youth the days are short and the years are long. In old age the years are short and day's long.

Pope Paul VI

A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.

George Canning

I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.

Golda Meir

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin.

Henry Adams

The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.

Lajos Kossuth

As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.

Madeleine Albright

The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit.

Nelson A. Miles

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.

Horace

Anger is one way to respond to fear. I say one way because responses are categorically multiple.

Mark Z. Danielewski

When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.

Martin Luther

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.

Thucydides

Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

Third Grave Dead Ahead

Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable.

Washington Square

I think going to college for that one year was probable the best thing I have ever done.

Carmelo Anthony

Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.

Derek Fisher

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

Julius Erving