More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills and proclamations. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes battle bill handshake
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. John Barth herolifenecessarily Change image and share on social
Nothing is intrinsically valuable; the value of everything is attributed to it, assigned to it from outside the thing itself, by people. John Barth assignattributeintrinsically Change image and share on social
If you are a novelist of a certain type of temperament, then what you really want to do is re-invent the world. God wasn't too bad a novelist, except he was a Realist. John Barth badgodinvent Change image and share on social
I'm no longer just a candidate. I'm the President. I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I have held in my arms the mothers and fathers of those who didn't return. I've shared the pain of families who've lost their homes, and the frustration of workers who've lost their jobs. Barack Obama americanarmbattle share on social
Hockey historians say the handshake dates to English settlers in Canada, who preached an upper-class version of sportsmanship in the 19th century. Soon, tough kids in urban and prairie rinks began imitating imagined dukes and earls of the old country. George Vecsey 19thbegincanada share on social
What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves. Sam Brownback billbookcivic Change image and share on social