From computers to information technology to airplanes it has been America's unique blend of republican government and free-market capitalism that has allowed us to surpass all other nations in history.
The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as one family.
Those who visit foreign nations but associate only with their own country-men change their climate but not their customs. They see new meridians but the same men and with heads as empty as their pockets return home with traveled bodies but untravelled minds.
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
The United Nations four or five years ago put out a study that said the meat industry meat-eating growing meat for food is the No. 1 killer of our planet - not No. 2 or No. 3: No 1. You know what's No. 2? Transportation. Everyone thinks that No. 1 is transportation and goes out and buys a hybrid car. Screw the hybrid cars. Don't eat hamburgers.
Remote villages and communities have lost their identity and their peace and charm have been sacrificed to that worst of abominations the automobile.
It is an immutable law in business that words are words explanations are explanations promises are promises-but only performance is reality.
In business words are words explanations are explanations promises are promises but only performance is reality.
I think it is an immutable law in business that words are words explanations are explanations promises are promises - but only performance is reality.
The war is dreadful. It is the business of the artist to follow it home to the heart of the individual fighters - not to talk in armies and nations and numbers - but to track it home.
A visitor from Mars could easily pick out the civilized nations. They have the best implements of war.
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
There are people and nations Mother that I would like to say to you by name. I entrust them to you in silence I entrust them to you in the way that you know best.
If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force then we will have destroyed the foundation of the organization and our best hope of establishing a world order.
I cannot say that the attitude of the United Nations always is for the Israeli attitude. Israel I think has been under severe attacks by members of the United Nations many times.
Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds the book of their words and the book of their art.
Even at the United Nations where legend has it that the building was designed so that there could be no corner offices the expanse of glass in individual offices is said to be a dead giveaway as to rank. Five windows are excellent one window not so great.
There's such an array of brilliant roles for young women. You read all these amazing young women going through different stages in their life - different stages different fascinations different textualities different friendships.
Perhaps the best motivation for going to Mars is political. It is obvious that no single nation currently has either the will or the resources to do it alone but a consortium of nations and space agencies could achieve it within 20 years.
Other nations use 'force' we Britons alone use 'Might'.
Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion such as we enjoy in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has.
The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms but in mutual trust alone.
There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form as a reader I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort however flawed.