Quotes About Memorial

The last time somebody was cremated, his ashes were sprinkled from a crop duster. We all ran for cover. We liked him fine, but we didn't want him all over our good clothes.

Ik bezoek het veld waar de Royal New Foundland Regiment vrijwel compleet werd neergemaaid bij een onzinnige aanval, een geval van collectieve zelfmoord waarvan moslimfundamentalisten nog iets zouden kunnen leren.

Death comes to all But great achievements raise a monument Which shall endure until the sun grows old.

I was at Ground Zero, and it was, to me, such a graphic illustration of what terrorism has done to our world.

Some of the worst selfies I've ever seen are at Auschwitz or Ground Zero.

There was always something sickening about tourists taking pictures of themselves posing in front of that big gaping hole called Ground Zero.

The terrorists haven't won, and we should tell them in plain English, 'No, there will never be a mosque at Ground Zero.'

I consider part of lower Manhattan to be hallowed ground. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the World Trade Center towers... and for that reason alone, our nation should make absolutely sure that what gets built on 'Ground Zero' is an inspiring tribute to all who loved the Twin Towers, worked in them, and died there.

Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die.

If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is forever England.

Cheers for the sailors that fought on the wave for it, Cheers for the soldiers that always were brave for it, Tears for the men that went down to the grave for it, Here comes the Flag!

Ezra Pound - idiosyncrasy on a monument.

One Christmas, Dennis Dermody, the movie critic of 'Paper,' gave me 'Rock Hudson: A Gathering of Friends,' the master invitation list from Rock Hudson's memorial service. It's so great. Everyone's in it, with personal addresses all bound into a book. Someone else once gave me Ike Turner's will. I get great stuff.

You can't understand Twenties England until you appreciate it was under a cloud of mourning. Nearly everyone was grieving.

When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going to begin to recognize me.

The solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Now he belongs to the ages.

The attack on Dresden, which was overflowing with refugees, on February 13th 1945 caused around 250,000 dead.

My enemies make appointments at my tomb.

When I was building the Vietnam Memorial, I never once asked the veterans what it was like in the war, because from my point of view, you don't pry into other people's business.

I know the horrors of war: no gains can compensate for the losses it brings.

I have returned many times to honour the valiant men who died...every man who set foot on Omaha Beach was a hero.

December 7, 1941. A date which will live in infamy.

The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.