Empire Welland

Famous quotes containing the words empire and/or welland:

    On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.
    Gore Vidal (b. 1925)

    You, Aubrey, are my most complete man. You’re a brave, compassionate, kind and content, man. That’s your secret—contentment. I’m 24 and I’ve never known it. I’m forever in pursuit and I don’t even know what it is I’m chasing.
    —Colin Welland (b. 1934)