Sample Return Attempt

Famous quotes containing the words sample, return and/or attempt:

“The present war having so long cut off all communication with Great-Britain, we are not able to make a fair estimate of the state of science in that country. The spirit in which she wages war is the only sample before our eyes, and that does not seem the legitimate offspring either of science or of civilization.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“I hate that word. It’s return—a return to the millions of people who’ve never forgiven me for deserting the screen.”
—Billy Wilder (b. 1906)

“The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)