William Greenough Thayer Shedd Quotes
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We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
Barack Obama
I was a fan of One Direction when I was 16, but I was also a fan of Bring Me The Horizon and hardcore bands.
Halsey
Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
Warren Bennis
There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there's always a new place, always a new horizon.
Jack Nicklaus
In any case, ideals are something we strive for; they are somewhere on the horizon of our efforts; they provide meaning and direction; they are not, however, static quotas that we either fulfill or do not.
Vaclav Havel
Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.
Alexander Haig
For, after all, you do grow up, you do outgrow your ideals, which turn to dust and ashes, which are shattered into fragments; and if you have no other life, you just have to build one up out of these fragments.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
I have steadfastly refused to make concessions that would undermine my ideals.
Coco Chanel
Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
Tom Petty
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.
Sara Paretsky
What folly takes light through ether to each eye from every horizon.
Scarlett Thomas
Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, A sun-lit pasture field, with cattle and horses feeding; And haze, and vista, and the far horizon, fading away.
Walt Whitman
The responsibility of the attorney general is to change things and bring us closer to the ideals expressed in our founding documents.
Eric Holder
I'd ban all automobiles from the central part of the city. You see, the automobile was just a passing fad. It's got to go. It's got to go a long way from here.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control.
Michelle Gagnon
I love books that stand the test of time.
Harper Reed
I lived somewhat of a nomadic life, even when I lived in Ohio. We spent time in rural areas, in suburban areas, never really city areas. We rode four-wheelers. We had pigs and ferrets. And creeks. We had a creek in my backyard. It was like 'Huckleberry Finn.'
Haley Bennett
A man's ideal, like his horizon, is constantly receding from him as he advances toward it.
William Greenough Thayer Shedd
