George Washington Quotes
The prospect, that a good general government will in all human probability be soon established in America, affords me more substantial satisfaction; than I have ever before derived from any political event. Because there is a rational ground for believing that not only the happiness of my own countrymen, but that of mankind in general, will be promoted by it.
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes people think drawing and painting is mucking about when actually it is a highly skilled activity.
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The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages.
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I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It's easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.
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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.
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First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.
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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
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I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me.
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I got a scholarship to Seattle University and I was writing arrangements for singers and everybody. But the music course was too dry and I really wanted to get away from home.
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Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
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Let us not bankrupt our todays by paying interest on the regrets of yesterday and by borrowing in advance the troubles of tomorrow.
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I wanted to come back with the team I grew up with.
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Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.
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You have to constantly redefine who you are.
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Through affliction hath His light shone and His praise been bright unceasingly: this hath been His method through past ages and bygone times.
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We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.
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A person without a shadow should keep out of the sun, that is the only safe and rational plan.
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We live on a finite planet. We have finite resources, and we're running out of good, arable land.
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We solve last year's problems without thinking about the future.
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Life, in my view, is simple, tragic, and frighteningly beautiful.
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Americans don't realize how difficult it is to create a Harvard.
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The prospect, that a good general government will in all human probability be soon established in America, affords me more substantial satisfaction; than I have ever before derived from any political event. Because there is a rational ground for believing that not only the happiness of my own countrymen, but that of mankind in general, will be promoted by it.
