Mason Cooley Quotes
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Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.
Edmund Burke -
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
H. L. Mencken -
We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.
Tabatha Coffey -
You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
Napoleon Hill -
The most meaningful engine of change, powerful enough to confront corporate power, may be not so much environmental quality, as the economic development and growth associated with the effort to improve it.
Barry Commoner -
I may have managed to build a successful technology startup that had gone public by the time my three kids hit their 13th birthdays, but don't think that bought my wife and me any special respect from our teenagers.
Naveen Jain
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We all wish to live. We all seek a world in which men are freed of the burdens of ignorance, poverty, hunger and disease. And we shall all be hard-pressed to escape the deadly rain of nuclear fall-out should catastrophe overtake us.
Haile Selassie -
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
Patrick Henry -
I think there are telegrams that may or may not be available, which indicated that I very much had in mind the need to give Europe substantial aid after the war, after Lend-Lease was over.
W. Averell Harriman -
If the Chinese will not learn the true principles of government, all else will be useless. Knowledge is power, and although a country may be weak, still, if it possess but a modicum of knowledge, the enemy will not be able to completely overthrow it; although that country may be in danger, the race will not be extirpated.
Zhang Zhidong -
Now I'm an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions.
Orson Welles -
Get yourself into every audition that you can. Even in those for smaller roles, you'll never know when someone may recommend you for a bigger one.
Sam Claflin
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of complacency.
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks -
In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
Samuel Johnson -
Most seem to think that while a person may not be responsible for the opportunities he gets in life, each is entirely responsible for what he makes of these opportunities.
Sam Harris -
Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion,and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
Abraham Lincoln -
Even in large corporations, smaller ideas may not get enough resources.
Safra A. Catz -
Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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When I think about atheist friends, including my father, they seem to me like people who have no ear for music, or who have never been in love.
A. N. Wilson -
Over half a century on and they're still complaining about it. Compare it to the fact that Garden State didn't win an Oscar and they seem a little petty if you ask me. I guess that just goes to show what kind of people they really are.
Zach Braff -
Did you ever see a one eyed woman cry? You know the saddest thing about the woman, the tears don't come out just one eye.
Gary B.B. Coleman -
You can't make everybody laugh. You gotta just do what you think is funny. Just be obstreperous to everybody.
Colin Quinn -
We have a very interesting and very serious potential international partner.
Viktor Vekselberg -
Wisdom cannot prevent a fall, but may cushion it.
Mason Cooley