Nelson A. Miles Quotes

No administration could stop the tidal wave of immigration that swept over the land; no political party could restrain or control the enterprise of our people, and no reasonable man could desire to check the march of civilization.

Nelson A. Miles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 8, 1839 - May 15, 1925

Topics

ManPeopleControlPoliticalWave

How many guitars do I have? I don't know. I don't know! But I think the answer to it is, more than I can play at any one point in time. Even though I do have double necks, so I can try and play more than at one time!

Jimmy Page

TimeThinkI CanPlayKnowTry

I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested.

Joel Kinnaman

GoodLookAlwaysInterestedStories

A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.

John Dryden

ArgumentWordBlowTis

My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom.

Angela Davis

FreedomPeopleWorldNameTarget

I've been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. I've been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science.

Ann Druyan

TechnologyScienceCultureThinking

Imagery is like music.

Steven Bochco

MusicImageryLike

I've always wanted to do things as fast as possible.

Mikaela Shiffrin

FastPossibleAlwaysThingsWanted

First I'm a sportsman and then a politician.

Mirko Cro Cop

FirstPoliticianSportsmanThen

To force a culture creates something that is inherently not sustainable. It does not evolve forward.

Julia Hartz

CultureForwardEvolveSomething

'The Mindy Project' is really best when you're loose, and we improvise a lot, and that's what's best.

Chris Messina

BestYouProjectLooseImprovise

Politics, as a practice, whatever its profession, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

Brooks Adams

PoliticsPracticeOrganizationAlways

There is a continuous stream of opinions on governance issues expressed daily, not only in our Parliament and in the print media, but also on talk-radio and social media.

Anthony Carmona

DailySocial MediaMediaOpinions

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