White Striped Zephyrs

Famous quotes containing the words white and/or striped:

    “Now the long-feared Asiatic colossus takes its turn as world leader, and we—the white race—have become the yellow man’s burden. Let us hope that he will treat us more kindly than we treated him.”
    —Gore Vidal (b. 1925)

    “What angels invented these splendid ornaments, these rich conveniences, this ocean of air above, this ocean of water beneath, this firmament of earth between? this zodiac of lights, this tent of dropping clouds, this striped coat of climates, this fourfold year?”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)