Famous quotes containing the words star, wars and/or republic:
“My advice to those who think they have to take off their clothes to be a star is, once youre boned, whats left to create the illusion? Let em wonder. I never believed in givin them too much of me.”
—Mae West (18921980)
“Did all the lets and bars appear
To every just or larger end,
Whence should come the trust and cheer?
Youth must its ignorant impulse lend
Age finds place in the rear.
All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys,
The champions and enthusiasts of the state:”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
“Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.”
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)