The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the cold war, is that the engine of capitalism, the individual, is mightier than any collective.
The thing is I think vaccines are one of the greatest medical breakthroughs that we have. I'm a big fan and a great fan of the history of the development of the smallpox vaccine, for example.
I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
Communism can't survive the captivating allure of capitalism.
You can't promulgate injustice without consequences.
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Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions ever conceived by man! Forced servitude, with the risk of death and serious injury as a price to live free, makes no sense.
There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from our creator and our liberty comes from our creator. It has nothing to do with government granting it.
When monetary policy destroys the currency, it always destroys the middle class.
I have never met anyone who did not support our troops. Sometimes, however, we hear accusations that someone or some group does not support the men and women serving in our Armed Forces. But this is pure demagoguery, and it is intellectually dishonest.
Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.
Dante: "[seeing a Confederate flag] What? Are you serious?"
Lila: "Newsflash, we're in deep Texas."
Lila: "Newsflash, we're in deep Texas."
Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2022
The stars at night, are big and bright,
deep in the heart of Texas,
The prairie sky is wide and high,
deep in the heart of Texas.
deep in the heart of Texas,
The prairie sky is wide and high,
deep in the heart of Texas.
Natürlich kannte ich 1989 in Ost-Texas niemanden, der sich für Newton'sche Physik interessierte. Für die anderen gab es nur den Sänger Wayne Newton und eine Kekssorte.
Of course, nobody I knew in East-Texas in 1989 cared about Newtonian Physics. The only Newtons they cared about were Wayne and Fig.
Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon - Staffel 1 Episode 1
1Wenn ein Texaner vom Pferd geworfen wird, dann steigt er gleich wieder auf. Das ist die zweitwichtigste Sache, wenn man echter Texaner ist. Nur geschlagen von der Gewissheit, besser als alle anderen zu sein.
When a Texan gets knocked off a horse, he gets right back on. That is the second most important thing about bein' a Texan, right after thinkin' you're better than everybody else.
Sheldons Großmutter "Meemaw" in Young Sheldon - Staffel 4 Episode 8
"Sind Sie gebürtige Texanerin?"
Meemaw: "Erdöl war das erste Wort, das ich konnte, nach Sattel."
Meemaw: "Erdöl war das erste Wort, das ich konnte, nach Sattel."
"Did you grow up in Texas?"
Meemaw: "Took my first bath in a ten-gallon hat."
Meemaw: "Took my first bath in a ten-gallon hat."
Sheldons Großmutter "Meemaw" in Young Sheldon - Staffel 2 Episode 13
Sheldon: "Texas, Oklahoma... wo ist da der Unterschied?"
Meemaw: "Schön sachte. Ich bin sicher, du solltest in dein Psychologiebuch gucken, denn das gerade sind die Worte eines Irren."
Meemaw: "Schön sachte. Ich bin sicher, du solltest in dein Psychologiebuch gucken, denn das gerade sind die Worte eines Irren."
Sheldon: "Texas, Oklahoma... what's the difference?"
Meemaw: "Hey, now, I think you might want to crack open your psychology textbook 'cause that there is crazy talk."
Meemaw: "Hey, now, I think you might want to crack open your psychology textbook 'cause that there is crazy talk."
Sheldons Großmutter "Meemaw" in Young Sheldon - Staffel 2 Episode 9
Amy: "Lino's reinventing Thanksgiving."
Zora: "Oh, good. 'Cause if there's anything Texans love, it's different sh-t."
Zora: "Oh, good. 'Cause if there's anything Texans love, it's different sh-t."
From Scratch - Staffel 1
Ich bin in Kentucky aufgewachsen, aber ich wurde nicht so erzogen. Ich musste mir nicht mein Abendessen schießen oder so.
I grew up in Kentucky, but I did not grow up like that. I didn't have to shoot my dinner or anything.
Ich habe noch nie jemanden aus Kentucky getroffen, der nicht eine Waffe, Spielkarten und einen Krug mit Whiskey dabei hatte.
I have never in my life seen a Kentuckian who didn’t have a gun, a pack of cards, and a jug of whiskey.
Du kannst nicht 'n Arschloch und 'n Verlierer-Coach sein. In Kentucky, Baby, zählt allein der Sieg.
You can't be an a-shole and a losing coach. In Kentucky, baby, winning cures all.
Opal Lowry in Hoops - Staffel 1 Episode 1
I was a very quiet, shy child. I grew up in a small town, Louisville, Kentucky, and there weren't too many Hawaiian-Filipino girls, so I stuck out like a sore thumb. I didn't look like everyone else and didn't feel I belonged... But these things only build character and make you stronger. It taught me to grow into the woman I was to become.
Glück kann man nicht kaufen, aber einen Flug nach Kentucky - und das ist quasi das selbe.
They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Kentucky - and that's pretty much the same thing.
I was just so Pittsburgh. Everything was Pittsburgh for me. I wanted to give my city bragging rights, bring my city something and just give the city another reason to smile.
Damar Hamlin - September 2021
In England, they drive on the left side of the road.
In Pennsylvania we drive on what's left of the road.
In Pennsylvania we drive on what's left of the road.
Glück kann man nicht kaufen, aber einen Flug nach Pennsylvania - und das ist quasi das selbe.
They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Pennsylvania - and that's pretty much the same thing.
Der Krieg ist gewonnen - aber nicht der Friede.
The war is won, but the peace is not.
Albert Einstein - Dezember 1945
12Heutzutage wissen die Leute gar nichts mehr über den Kalten Krieg und die Rivalität zwischen den USA und der UdSSR.
People nowadays don't know about the Cold War and the U.S.'s old rivalry with the U.S.S.R.
Wer glaubt, wir könnten einfach drei, vier Jahre so weiter machen, wie bisher, der wird sein blaues Wunder, leider im Sinne des Wortes, bei der nächsten Wahl erleben.
Jens Spahn - Februar 2025