War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it.
Leo Tolstoy

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
Carl Sagan

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.
Carl Sagan

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.
Jane Austen

Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.
Julius Caesar

You may be surprised to discover you're rich, especially if you're broke.
P. J. O'Rourke

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
Mel Brooks

Sex is on the minds of most people, especially those who shouldn't be having it.
William Glasser

Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to the spirit of Jesus, in thought and especially in deed.
Albert Schweitzer

What may seem depressing or even tragic to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person, especially if he has had between four and seven beers.
Dave Barry

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer.
Richard Branson

I know how hard it is to be a woman, especially a black woman.
Mike Tyson

The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.
Walter Cronkite

Dan Rather and I just aren't especially chummy.
Walter Cronkite

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
Fred Allen

Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.
Josh Billings

I like Beethoven, especially the poems.
Ringo Starr

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself.
H. L. Mencken