George Washington Quotes

There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.

George Washington

George Washington

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My father's a Southern Baptist minister. I wasn't lighting cars on fire; I just wasn't.

Aaron Paul
- Father
- Fire
- Lighting
The army is the true nobility of our country.

Napoleon Bonaparte
- Country
- True
- Army
When I was between 2 and 3 years old, I got to know my first non-human being. The non-human was a cocker spaniel named Baba. We weren't friends, Baba and I, nor enemies. He wasn't my dog. He belonged to the people my mother worked for, and he lived in the house with them and us.

Octavia E. Butler
- People
- Friends
- Mother
In the case of the classic Western helicopter parent, it starts with Baby Einstein and reward charts for toilet training, and it never really ends, which is why colleges have to devote so many resources to teaching parents how to leave their kids alone.

Nancy Gibbs
- Why
- Kids
- Parents
In America, everyone writes but no one reads. Everyone's writing all day long - sending emails, tweets, text messages; they all think they're James Cameron's Avatar, performing in some video game for which they make up the script.

Gary Shteyngart
- Up
- Long
- Writing
Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.

Eckhart Tolle
- Present
- Find
- Partner