Eugene V. Debs Quotes
Ten thousand times has the labor movement stumbled and bruised itself. We have been enjoined by the courts, assaulted by thugs, charged by the militia, traduced by the press, frowned upon in public opinion, and deceived by politicians. 'But notwithstanding all this and all these, labor is today the most vital and potential power this planet has ever known, and its historic mission is as certain of ultimate realization as is the setting of the sun.
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I think the show does better with newsmakers and politicians than it does with actors.
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Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
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I am not the candidate of career politicians in Washington.
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Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.
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What we're doing to the planet is inexcusable.
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I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
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There had been talk about me getting involved with the new team in Houston. I don't know if it's something that will become a realization, but it would be something that I would love to do.
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Politicians are, in general, receptive to those who make the most noise.
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The key of 'The Earth from Above,' and of 'Home' is to show the beauty of the planet, and thereby to promote love for it.
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I am cynical about politicians. My experience of politicians has been thoroughly negative. I have found that politicians are people that can not be taken at face value. There are very few politicians I have been impressed with.
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We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no 'plan B' because there is no 'planet B.'
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The things people say of a man do not alter a man. He is what he is. Public opinion is of no value whatsoever.
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Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone.
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Our journey in going beyond our home planet is a human endeavor, and in the greatest tradition of exploration, past, present, and future spacefarers will continue to be enduring catalysts for inspiration in our quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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If you can't get rich dealing with politicians, there's something wrong with you.
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Shame on us if 100 years from now our grandchildren are living on a planet that has been irreparably damaged by Global Warming, and they ask, 'How could those who came before us, who saw this coming, have let this happen?'
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I believe that if we are to survive as a planet, we must teach this next generation to handle their own conflicts assertively andnonviolently. If in their early years our children learn to listen to all sides of the story, use their heads and then their mouths, and come up with a plan and share, then, when they become our leaders, and some of them will, they will have the tools to handle global problems and conflict.
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It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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I think that women are more sensitive to emotional infidelity than men. I think men are more scared of physical infidelity.
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Poverty is the test of civility and the touchstone of friendship.
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The real threat to world stability is not too much American power. It is too little American power.
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The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back.
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My mom and dad gave me everything they could have given me.
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Ten thousand times has the labor movement stumbled and bruised itself. We have been enjoined by the courts, assaulted by thugs, charged by the militia, traduced by the press, frowned upon in public opinion, and deceived by politicians. 'But notwithstanding all this and all these, labor is today the most vital and potential power this planet has ever known, and its historic mission is as certain of ultimate realization as is the setting of the sun.
