Thousands Metric Tons

Famous quotes containing the words thousands and/or tons:

    “What a vast traffic is drove, what a variety of labour is performed in the world to the maintenance of thousands of families that altogether depend on two silly if not odious customs; the taking of snuff and smoking of tobacco; both of which it is certain do infinitely more hurt than good to those that are addicted to them!”
    —Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733)

    “People think that at the top there isn’t much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.”
    —Margaret Thatcher (b. 1925)