Thomas Carlyle Quotes
To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.
Quotes to Explore
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I believe that Clinton is the most wicked and vile President that this nation has ever had.
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Utah is one of the nation's leaders in rebounding from the Great Recession.
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Congress must make it clear that common animal waste will not expose farmers to liability under Superfund, while ensuring continued action to clean up legitimate hazardous waste sites around the nation.
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By what principle of original right is it that one-fiftieth or one-ninetieth of a great nation, by calling themselves a State, have the right to break up and ruin that nation as a matter of original principle?
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A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.
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This nation loves singing and loves acting.
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Our nation of immigrants is, tautologically, a nation of emigrants.
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My dream is to see India as a nation of well-looked-after and respected sportspeople in all fields.
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I will not be able to rule without you. You and I have the same responsibility. I do, as Bolivia's number one servant. Servant - one who serves the nation, not one whom the nation serves.
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It starts with campaign finance reform.
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We must be an inclusive nation that respects and supports all of its citizens: a nation that doesn't give up on anyone who hasn't given up on themselves.
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Patriots don't let their nation default.
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Don't marry a man to reform him - that's what reform schools are for.
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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
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I care not who makes th' laws iv a nation, if I can get out an injunction.
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The American nation in the sixth ward is a fine people; they love the eagle - on the back of a dollar.
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Nationality is the aggregated individuality of the greatest men of the nation.
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On the most recent battles on health insurance reform, the women led the battle to end gender discrimination by the insurance companies [where] women paid more and got less of a benefit, and also the whole issue of prevention.
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He is deformed, crooked, old and sere, Ill-faced, worse bodied, shapeless everywhere; Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind; Stigmatical in making, worse in mind.
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Education makes some men wiser, others more ridiculous and foolish!
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It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world.
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My projects have typically taken a long time to complete. Buildings might take on average about five to seven years to finish, but in my case it's been longer, because the projects I have accepted within the past 15 years have been mostly government projects, and those involve some politics and funding issues, and approvals and so forth. So they're slower.
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I never felt terribly comfortable in the public eye.
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To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.
