“I do not know the dignity of their birth, but I do know the glory of their death.”— Chester W. Nimitz
“Stoop, angels, hither from the skies! There is no holier spot of ground Than where defeated valor lies.”— Henry Timrod
“Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.”— Charles Wolfe
“For Chinese people, the Olympics is a dream. It's a great honor to be the director of the opening ceremony.”— Zhang Yimou
“Being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was one of the proudest moments of my life.”— Hank Ballard
“I think it is a great honour to be asked to be a lecturer, and I don't think I could have refused.”— Richard Rodney Bennett