Quotes by : Shelby Foote

A visitor asked Lincoln what good news he could take home from an audience with the august executive.....

A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.

I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally,....

Of all the passions of mankind, the love of novelty most rules the mind. In search of this, from realm....

I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.

Longevity conquers scandal every time.

We have more to fear from the opinions of our friends than the bayonets of our enemies." Politician turned....

I think that everything you do helps you to write if you're a writer. Adversity and success both contribute....

Right now I'm thinking a good deal about emancipation. One of our sins was slavery, another was emancipation.....

I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else....