Virginians Quotes

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  • I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation.

    Play   Energy   Roles  
    "In maiden speech, Manchin steers towards center" by Josiah Ryan, thehill.com. February 3, 2011.
  • I was the legal counsel in the effort to amend the Virginia Constitution to give Virginians the right to hunt and fish constitutionally, and we are one of the few states in the country to protect that right.

  • Virginians were nice, they confided to each other, if caught singly. Two Virginians, of course, talked horses.

    Horse   Nice   Two  
  • I am not a Virginian, I am an American.

  • Never, under any circumstances, let the Virginian wolfsnake near a typewriter.

  • According to Adams, Jefferson proposed that he, Adams, do the writing [pf the Declaration of Independence], but that he declined, telling Jefferson he must do it. Why?" Jefferson asked, as Adams would recount. Reasons enough," Adams said. What can be your reasons?" Reason first: you are a Virginian and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. Reason second: I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third: You can write ten times better than I can.

  • The Army of Northern Virginia was never defeated. It merely wore itself out whipping the enemy.

    Military   War   Army  
  • I love Virginians because Virginians are all snobs and I like snobs. A snob has to spend so much time being a snob that he has little time left to meddle with you.

  • Virginians! With me! Who will come with me!?

  • We Virginians do not go to the storied shrines of the past to do worship but rather to gain inspiration.

  • My family came in 1635 from England and settled in Williamsburg. Shortly after, they split up; half went to New England and half stayed in Virginia. I'm a Virginian Ballard.

    Virginia   Half   Splits  
    Interview with Jim Clash, www.askmen.com.
  • You are a Virginian, and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular; you are very much otherwise. And you can write ten times better than I can.

    John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1850). “The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations”, p.514
  • I can see it now: Osama bin Laden goes up to the pearly gates where George Washington comes out, starts beating him and is then joined by 70 other members of the Continental Congress. Osama will say, Hey, wait! Where are my 71 virgins? And George will reply It's 71 Virginians, you asshole!

  • I'm a native West Virginian and I've been called everything from a hillbilly to a stump jumper. I'm always proud of it; I'm very proud to be a West Virginian.

    Proud   West   Hillbilly  
  • The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!

    Patrick Henry (2007). “Patrick Henry in his speeches and writings and in the words of his contemporaries”, Warwick House Publishing
  • The thing that influenced me most in relation to 'Nanny McPhee' were the Westerns I watched with my father. All the Spaghetti Westerns; all the Virginians; all the High Chaparrals. Because if you think about the form, it's a stranger from out of town.

    Interview with Andrew Marr, news.bbc.co.uk. March 28, 2010.
  • General Lee, this is no place for you. These men behind you are Georgians and Virginians. They have never failed you and will not fail you here. Will you boys?

    War   Boys   Men  
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