George Washington Quotes
The consciousness of having discharged that duty which we owe to our country is superior to all other considerations.
Quotes to Explore
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I think people appreciate honesty.
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I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one of the countries that did not lower its flags in mourning on 9/11.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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I like the work that I get to do.
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What we did not imagine was a Web of people, but a Web of documents.
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That's what I loved about show business, no two days were alike. It's an exciting life.
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I am sensible of the velocity of the moments, and entering that part of my head alert to the motion of the world I am aware that life was never perfect, never absolute. This bestows contentment, even a fearlessness.
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Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.
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I don't like to talk about myself.
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A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'
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O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I love you, you express me better than I can express myself.
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I didn't aim at anything except good music.
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No matter how rich you are, you can't get healthy air.
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My mom is probably the only person shorter than me that I'm scared of. Still to this day. She's, like, five-two, maybe.
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You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.
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I have a problem with the way the House is run. I believe that a few people at the top of a pyramid of power have controlled this place for a long time.
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My wife tells me I am a male chauvinist pig and I have to sort of admit it. In my office and in my home, I'm not very democratic. I think of myself as a benevolent dictator.
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Cyberespionage and cyberattack is exploding from our adversaries inside our country. We don't seem capable of stopping it.
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In this country, most people feel that being successful in their business is a virtue, not a vice, and once we begin to identify it as a vice, this country is going down.
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It’s a strike at the heart and soul of who we are as a nation. It’s an assault on the ability of free people to live their lives, love who they want, and express their identity. It’s an attack on the right of every single American to live in peace and safety in their own country.
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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The consciousness of having discharged that duty which we owe to our country is superior to all other considerations.
