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Carruth, William Herbert
1859–1924
1859–1924
1
Some call it evolution,
And others call it God.
Some call it evolution,
And others call it God.
"Each In His Own Tongue" (1908)
Carson, Edward
1854–1935
1854–1935
1
We must be prepared…the morning Home Rule passes, ourselves to become responsible for the government of the Protestant Province of Ulster.
From the day I first entered parliament up to the present, devotion to the union has been the guiding star of my political life.
We must be prepared…the morning Home Rule passes, ourselves to become responsible for the government of the Protestant Province of Ulster.
speech at Craigavon, 23 September 1911
From the day I first entered parliament up to the present, devotion to the union has been the guiding star of my political life.
in
Dictionary of National Biography
(1917–)
Carson, Rachel
1907–64
1907–64
1
Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with the beauty of bird song.
Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with the beauty of bird song.
The Silent Spring
(1962)
Carter, Henry
d. 1806
d. 1806
1
True patriots we; for be it understood,
We left our country for our country's good.
prologue, written for, but not recited at, the opening of the Playhouse, Sydney, New South Wales, 16 January 1796, when the actors were principally convicts
True patriots we; for be it understood,
We left our country for our country's good.
prologue, written for, but not recited at, the opening of the Playhouse, Sydney, New South Wales, 16 January 1796, when the actors were principally convicts
previously attributed to George Barrington (b. 1755)
Carter, Howard
1874–1939
1874–1939
1
Yes, wonderful things.
when asked what he could see on first looking into the tomb of Tutankhamun, 26 November 1922; his notebook records the words as "Yes, it is wonderful"
Yes, wonderful things.
when asked what he could see on first looking into the tomb of Tutankhamun, 26 November 1922; his notebook records the words as "Yes, it is wonderful"
The Tomb of Tut-ankh-amen
(1933)
Carter, James Earl "Jimmy"
1924–
1924–
1
I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. This is something that God recognizes I will do—and I have done it—and God forgives me for it.
I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. This is something that God recognizes I will do—and I have done it—and God forgives me for it.
in
Playboy
November 1976
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