George Washington Quotes
Houses of Congress have . . . requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the many signal favors of Almighty God.
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There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
Karrine Steffans
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I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
Rachele Brooke Smith
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Understated jewellery is not for me. It's too itsy-bitsy. My husband is lucky, as I've never had a yen for real jewels.
Iris Apfel
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I am not an American; I am the American.
Val Kilmer
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
Walt Whitman
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The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
H. L. Mencken
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I'm always shy when I meet people I admire so I wouldn't be able to say anything rather than, 'How do you do? Love you! Bye!'
Jacki Weaver
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
Karen Thompson Walker
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You don't have to hit anybody on the head to be sexy.
Eartha Kitt
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
Tammy Duckworth
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If you have confidence you have patience. Confidence, that is everything.
Ilie Nastase
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
Oriana Fallaci
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I mean, I like to consider myself a reasonably athletic guy.
Zachary Levi
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It's easy not to bribe. But it's not so easy to keep a business running at the same time.
Wang Shi
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It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
W. C. Fields
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Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
H. L. Mencken
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Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules.
Tarja Halonen
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When you catch other people with a sound like yours, that's when you know you did something.
Anton Zaslavski
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Blessed be shock. Blessed be the part of us that protects us from too much pain and sorrow. At the heart of life is a fusebox.
Yann Martel
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I'd much rather resign than be pushed.
Ian Blair
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In Massachusetts, where properly qualified 'persons' were allowed to practice law, the Supreme Court decided that a woman was not a 'person,' and a special act of the legislature had to be passed before Miss Lelia Robinson could be admitted to the bar. But today women are lawyers.
Lucy Stone
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I have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.
Adele
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I think that I do separate myself a fair amount. And I don't feel like I am representing women. That's up to however people interpret it once they sort of see it.
Joan Allen
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Houses of Congress have . . . requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the many signal favors of Almighty God.
George Washington