Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Quotes to Explore
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
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When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen. But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can.
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Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
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Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.
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To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.
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No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humour.
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One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.
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War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
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Your man Flavor Flav is living!
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Necessity makes an honest man a knave.
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Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.
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We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how are we to mourn a random man killed in a terrorist attack while sitting in a cafe? How do you mourn a housewife who got on a bus and never returned?
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I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office.
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The law of the Creator, which invests every human being with an inalienable title to freedom, cannot be repealed by any interior law which asserts that man is property.
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A woman's experience is different from a man's in virtually every respect, including how she is treated by the media.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its own security.
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Growing up in San Diego, I can remember going with my brother to see bands like Pennywise and NOFX - good punk bands that were fast and tight.
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I'm not a big disco guy. Some of that English techno-poppy stuff wouldn't get me in the mood either.
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Once, after finishing a picture, I thought I would stop for awhile, take a trip, do things-the next time I thought of this, I found five years had gone by.
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The sweetest of all sounds is praise.
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The major tragedies in life, there's just no compensation. But the minor ones you can always write about. It's my way of dealing, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than psychiatrists. The story, you see, will get you through.
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Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
