Famous quotes containing the words american and/or watch:
“It is as often a weakness in the aged to dictate to the young, as it is folly in the young to slight the warnings of the aged.”
—H., U.S. womens magazine contributor. American Ladies Magazine, pp. 230-3 (May 1828)
“To watch that world come up like a cold sun,
Rewarding others, is my liberty.
Not to prevent it is my wills fulfilment.
Willing it, my ailment.”
—Philip Larkin (19221986)