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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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The law of the Creator, which invests every human being with an inalienable title to freedom, cannot be repealed by any interior law which asserts that man is property.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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I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage.
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All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
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For my books of nonfiction I write about subjects I find fascinating. I've been a Yankees and a Lou Gehrig fan for decades, so I wrote 'Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man.' It's more the story of his great courage than of his baseball playing. Children face all sorts of challenges, and it's my hope that some will be inspired by the courage of Lou Gehrig.
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Sta come torre ferma, che non crolla Giammai la cima per soffiar de' venti. Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to the tempest's shock.
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As long as there's political uncertainty around the energy space, stock prices will come down.
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Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
