Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
We live in the midst of the greatest scientific civilization in the history of the world. But the greatest wisdom walking our streets is not in any laboratory scientist, but the wisdom of Jesus Christ.
Quotes to Explore
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism.
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If you are attempting to study American history, and you don't understand the force of white supremacy, you fundamentally misunderstand America.
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If you look at the history of large financial institutions, most of them have succeeded because of a deep presence in their home market.
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For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.
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Good fiction is about asserting the beauties of the world, inventing a new, positive thing. Where am I going to get that? And it should be original; it should not be cliched. So the way I looked at history was not to accuse it of failure.
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The sweetest of all sounds is praise.
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The United States was the first country in the history of the world to be consciously created out of an idea - and the idea was liberty.
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We are wiser than we know.
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My inspiration is love and history.
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I'm honored and blessed by God to be in the sport I love, and I want to accomplish all the goals I set in the sport of boxing - to be successful and make history.
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In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
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Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
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There is a long history of founders returning to companies and doing great things. Founders are able to set the vision for their companies with an authority no one else can.
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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas.
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Protectionism is a very real danger. It is understandable that in times of a severe downturn protectionist pressures mount but the lessons of history are clear. If we give in to protectionist pressures, we will only send the world into a downward spiral.
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I would also argue... that we are, by inclination and in terms of our history, we are small 'l' liberals, we Canadians.
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Since 2005, I have not spent much time with my family. In fact I have spent more time at the Taj Landsend in Mumbai. It was my 100th visit recently, which means I have spent more than 400 days in that hotel, and that is a lot more than I have spent with my family.
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You could have all the computer chips ever in the world and you won’t create a consciousness.
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I'm old school. I'm locked into my own little circle. If you cross the line, you're going to get bit. They'll always know where I'm coming from and once we hit the floor, there's no doubt.
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Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical.
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We live in the midst of the greatest scientific civilization in the history of the world. But the greatest wisdom walking our streets is not in any laboratory scientist, but the wisdom of Jesus Christ.
