Elbert Hubbard Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
This is precisely why you choose to run for office and get elected. You're asking the people to let you be their voice. I don't think there is a more powerful and intense experience than the opportunity to be the voice of the 307 million people living in this country.
-
I've never been a partier.
-
When it comes to production and the overall sound, I don't really have a lot of intentions with it. I start off with melody and a lyrical idea, and then build off of that story.
-
During the civilisation and development process of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has made an indelible contribution to the civilisation and advancement of mankind.
-
To get an Army that's already fighting a war to change in stride to a total different military strategy on the ground - and to get everybody on the same page - was accomplished by the sheer force of Dave Petraeus' will.
-
As a liberal and progressive, I abhor the notion of conflict and bloodshed and very much want to find a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue.
-
As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
-
Ah, I am thinking people put more in their prayers than was ever put in them by God.
-
I started to get very well recognized in the early seventies as the only man in the United States who had been elected three times to the board of NOW in New York City.
-
My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
-
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
-
Our deals and performance speak for themselves. And whoever doesn't feel comfortable investing with us will not.
-
You've got to understand, people are motivated by fun. And they should be.
-
Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
-
I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports.
-
I know I am a writer; it is the only thing I am sure of.
-
When I got into college, I found what ultimately became my life's work. I couldn't sleep at night, I was so excited about it. So I'm attracted to people who play at that level. They actually want to play in their professional life.
-
A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
-
I believe we have a responsibility, even if our job is to lead a nonprofit organization, as private citizens to be good citizens and to make our voices heard.
-
People tell me how great it must have been to ride horses and stuff. Well, do it for two days straight on dusty days when the cows and horses were really tired.
-
You ever notice that people who believe in creationism look really unevolved? Eyes real close together, big furry hands and feet. 'I believe God created me in one day.' Yeah, looks like he rushed it.
-
Our focus is on electing Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine and Democrats across the country, thanks to Democratic Party that is strong, unified, and poised for victory in November.
-
Men very seldom change, try though we will, beneath the shifts of exterior doctrine, our hearts so often remain what they were.
-
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.
