John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
A gentleman does not appear to know more or to be more than those with whom he is thrown into company.
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One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.
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In the early 2009, a campaign plan developed by Petraeus and General McChrystal to defeat the Taliban, they required a minimum force of 40,000. President Obama rejected that recommendation and provided 25 percent less. He also decided he would pull the force out in 12 to 15 months.
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It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.
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We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
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As for the single market, the E.U.'s landmark achievement, there is no question that a euro zone breakup would severely disrupt its operation in the short run.
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The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.
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Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
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I've had this underlying need to go to a place and meet people who are on the other end of the portion of my tax money that goes to fund the U.S. and other militaries.
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Climate change deniers would have us believe that oil, gas, and coal are the only ways to power a modern, industrialized society. They are wrong, and the proof is all around us.
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My main hobby is working. I love what I do.
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If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.
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Brotherhood is an ideal better understood by example than precept! (Chapter 48 - 'At Encinitas In California')
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It was like the Beatles had arrived, you know. These four elderly ladies, and they were screaming for us-screaming for us. It was wonderful.
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A vase of unbaked clay, when broken, may be remoulded, but not a baked one.
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I'm on a quest to claim absolute victory on every front.
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Ah, but ignorance is better. At least then there's hope.
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I love to travel, but I hate to arrive.
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The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.
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(On being called cynical & skeptical): 'I do have a healthy skepticism, I think we all should. But I think if you listen closely enough, you’ll find that my message, if I as a joke-blower could be pompous enough to have one, is that we’re all alright and it’s gonna work out. I don’t find that cynical at all.'
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A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
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I think sometimes good sentimentality is fun when it's balanced.
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I like having the dough to come and go as I please.
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When companies are private, founders can share more about their future dreams with investors; report less; and the shares are illiquid, constraining short-term changes in valuation.
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A gentleman does not appear to know more or to be more than those with whom he is thrown into company.
