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.
Quotes to Explore
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I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
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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.
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I am not an American; I am the American.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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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.
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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!'
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
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You don't have to hit anybody on the head to be sexy.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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If you have confidence you have patience. Confidence, that is everything.
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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.
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I mean, I like to consider myself a reasonably athletic guy.
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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.
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It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
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Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules.
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When you catch other people with a sound like yours, that's when you know you did something.
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I remember doing a comedy show with Jim Carrey once, and he was out there with his foot behind his neck and rubbing his face with it.
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The understanding of Syria's devastating civil war has been distorted by the immense danger and difficulty of covering it.
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Starting out, iRobot was not an economic rocket ship. It took six and a half years before we had enough money in the bank at the beginning of each month to make payroll. We always made it - we paid salaries at the end of the month, and I always had four weeks to figure things out.
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On reflection, moral judgment in the arts appears rather as a tribute to their power to influence emotion and possibly conduct. And reflecting further on what some critics do today, one sees that a good many have merely shifted the ground of their moralism, transferring their impulse of righteousness to politics and social issues.
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I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
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One of the reasons that New York became great was that it's serviced by many, many different rivers and waterways. You have the Atlantic Ocean connected virtually right to it, and it's serviced by the East River and the Hudson River and lots of tributaries.
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Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.
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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.
