The art of concentrating strength at one point, forcing a breakthrough, rolling up and securing the flanks on either side, and then penetrating like lightning, before the enemy has time to react, deep into his rear. Erwin Rommel
Instead of paving Russia’s path to greatness, invading Ukraine would ensure Mr. Putin’s infamy by leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically crippled and strategically vulnerable in the face of a stronger, more united Western alliance. Madeleine Albright Putin Is Making a Historic Mistake (2022)
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed —Let it be that great strong land of loveWhere never kings connive nor tyrants schemeThat any man be crushed by one above. Langston Hughes Let America Be America Again (1935)
Through the air on the flying trapeze, his mind hummed. Amusing it was, astoundingly funny. A trapeze to God, or to nothing, a flying trapeze to some sort of eternity; he prayed objectively for strength to make the flight with grace. William Saroyan The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
[I]t's the 11th rainy season for the school now, really harsh, horizontal monsoon rains, and the walls are standing strong. Anna Heringer The warmth and wisdom of mud buildings (2017)