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I'd like to know the author of a quote, but I don't have the exact wording.? The quote was somewhere along the lines of: "I study war/military so my children can study the sciences so that their children can study the arts so that their children can create the arts." It may have been a president or general. Thanks in advance. ... (Asked by Sam K)
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When President John Adams was away at the war front doing business, Abigail (his wife) wrote him and asked: "What should we tell our neighbors? Why are we doing this?" And John wrote her back that famous letter: "You tell them that we study war, so that our children can study business, law, commerce and invention, so that their children can study art, and poetry and music."...(Answered by cdcarresq)

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Please tell me the precise wording of this indirect quotation from Kierkegaard translated from Japanese? "Your relationship with yourself is related to self-awareness" ... (Asked by Olivia K)
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It could be this one: "For only the truth which edifies is truth for you."...(Answered by Rebecca)

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Any different ways of wording this? Food should not be used for non-nutritive purposes such as comfort or reward. ... (Asked by Dr. Pepper)
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Food is the only nutrient our body needs and should never be used as a substitute for comfort or a reward....(Answered by p v)

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Origin of this quote and exact wording? Imagine an iron ball the size of the earth ...? one every hundred years a bird lands and sharpens its break. When the iron ball is worn away, that is the start of eternity. ... (Asked by oracle2world)
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Here are two versions, there have been various reworkings and retellings. " It is as if, O priest, there were a mountain consisting of a great rock, a league in length, a league in width, a league in height, without break, cleft, or hollow, and every hundred years a man were to come and rub it once with a silken garment; that mountain consisting of a great rock, O priest, would more quickly wear away and come to an end than a world-cycle. O priest, this is the length of a world-cycle. And many such cycles, O priest, have rolled by, ...(Answered by didntevengetachancetothankhim)

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"Official" Wording? What is it called, officially, when a person takes a 'leave' from school (college) study (as one might indicate in a job interview)? Thx in advance - g ... (Asked by g)
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sabbatical n : a leave usually taken every seventh year [syn: sabbatical] Though people commonly use it without 7 years elapsing....(Answered by omouse)

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Was there a poem with the wording " The language of love is not in words but the meaning ? ... (Asked by lenzalefty)
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u can't express your love with words. Like i love you so much more then words can explain.... You can say u love u to anyone so the words shouldn't express love. The meaning of your love is what is important. Yeah I think i was confusing.... I'm only 13 how organized can i be?...(Answered by asianangel7992)

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Source/original wording of quote? begins Life is not a journey; contains: rather to skid in broadside. Thanks? Does anyone know the source and original wording of this ubiquitous quote: Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW...WHAT A RIDE!!! Thanks! ... (Asked by CJ)
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UPDATE: Okay, I found it ! "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!" - Bill McKenna, professional motorcycle racer, Cycle magazine Feb. 1982 http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~littau/quotes.html It's toward the bottom of the page....(Answered by BlueJuliet)

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Any good, short christmas quotes, clever wording? ... (Asked by redford)
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Not clever really but quotes. By the fire and too late to go home, I'd stay in your arms forever and wait for Santa. Yes I've known dasher, dancer, prancer, blitzen, comet, cupid, donner, vixen and rudolph but baby I'd like to get to know you better because you're all I want from Santa. It's the most Wonderfull time of the year. There will mistletoes and hearts glowing when loved ones are near. Until you feel the spirit of Christmas, Christmas just isn't Christmas. The tinsel, gifts and the tree are only there for you to see. The love and memories are what makes ...(Answered by tia)

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famous quote wording? I was told a quote a long time ago, about men who lay abed etc etc on this saint crispins day, but i dont remember it all please help ... (Asked by threedogs333)
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This is part of the play "Henry V" by William Shakespeare. The words you are seeking are near the end of this excerpt. St. Crispin's Day! An excerpt from Henry V by William Shakespeare. Whats he that wishes so? My cousin, Westmoreland? No my fair cousin, if we are mark'd to die, We are enough to do our country loss. And if to live, the fewer men, the greater share of honor. God's Will, do not wish a man more. By Jove, I am not covetous for gold, Nor care I who doth feed apon my cost. It yearns me not if men my garments wear, such outward things dwell not ...(Answered by MamaMia)

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I need the exact wording of an Erma Bombeck quote about Americans and Independence Day. Anyone? ... (Asked by timetraveller)
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You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism....(Answered by tictickchick)

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