William Whipple Quotes

#1. I think experience has shown that privateers have done more toward distressing the trade of our enemies, and furnishing these States with necessaries, than Continental Ships of the same force.

William Whipple

#2. If you, Like me, Were made of fur, And sun warmed you, Like me, You'd purr.

Karla Kuskin

#3. Heroes and cowards feel exactly the same fear. Heroes just react to it differently.

Cus D'Amato

#4. I did loads of student films and fringe theatre. I worked for free a lot.

Christopher Parker

#5. I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches and chicanery of gentlemen who will not wholly throw off the lawyer even in Congress.

William Whipple

#6. They made four hundred and five of these little tobacco bundles, one for each of the different plants, "our

Mary Crow Dog

#7. I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of a Sovereign State.

William Whipple

#8. There is no reasoning, no process of inference or comparison; there is no thinking about things, no putting two and two together; there are no ideas - the animal does not think of the box or of the food or of the act he is to perform.

Edward Thorndike

#9. I hope in time N. H. as well as the other States will feel the importance of Sovereignty.

William Whipple

#10. My record shows that I'm not the kind of player who wants to change clubs every season, and I would have no problem playing in England for many more years.

Luis Suarez

#11. I made a promise. The kind of promise you don't break because, if you break it you've broken part of yourself, maybe the most important part.

Rick Yancey

#12. I think that there's always room for humour in music. It's something that always takes itself so seriously, which I think is a bit of a shame.

Kate Bush

#13. It's not what you do - it's the intensity of your feeling that determines how far you go in the spiritual life.

Frederick Lenz

#14. The river route is certainly preferable, as it affords good grazing and an abundance of water.

William Whipple

#15. I've always been in love with that Delta-flavored music ... the music that came from Mississippi and Memphis and, especially, New Orleans. When I was 14, I was in a wanna-be New Orleans band in Toronto.

Robbie Robertson

#16. We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational technology that is the same high quality everywhere.

Major Owens

#17. In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not expect to have a Navy to cope with the British.

William Whipple

#18. Being unconditionally happy is a practice: "Come what may, today I'm going to smile. Anyway, everything is going to die! Everything is going to vanish and disappear-so what! Who cares! Let me at least be happy, smile this moment, enjoy my very breath."

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

#19. We are ready to try our fortunes to the last man.

William Shakespeare

#20. I fear a permanent Confederation will never be settled; tho the most material articles are I think got thro', so as to give great offence to some, but to my Satisfaction.

William Whipple

#21. Only nine States have been represented since my arrival 'till within three days. There are now Eleven States barely represented. This tardiness in the States or their Delegates, besides retarding the most important Business makes it exceeding fatiguing to those that do attend.

William Whipple

#22. Tattoos have a power and magic all their own. They decorate the body but they also enhance the soul.

Michelle Delio