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William Proxmire: The poor taxpayer...

William Proxmire: The poor taxpayer...

The poor taxpayer may wipe his shoes on a $3 doormat when he goes home, but not the Navy. It is, damn the cost, full...

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Barack Obama: We have an...

Barack Obama: We have an...

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that...

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William Seward: I know that...

William Seward: I know that...

I know that Nature designs that this whole continent, not merely these thirty-six states, shall be, sooner or later,...

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William McKinley: We need Hawaii...

William McKinley: We need Hawaii...

We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest...

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Lyndon B Johnson: The test before...

Lyndon B Johnson: The test before...

The test before us as a people is not whether our commitments match our will and our courage; but whether we have the...

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A J Balfour: He has only...

A J Balfour: He has only...

He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and...

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Philip Dormer Chesterfield: Aim at perfection...

Philip Dormer Chesterfield: Aim at perfection...

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere,...

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Dag Hammarskjold: Never look down...

Dag Hammarskjold: Never look down...

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon...

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Rosalynn Carter: I had already...

Rosalynn Carter: I had already...

I had already learned from more than a decade of political life that I was going to be criticized no matter what I...

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Jerry Brown: The reason that...

Jerry Brown: The reason that...

The reason that everybody likes planning is that nobody has to do anything.

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George P Shultz: Oh, you know....

George P Shultz: Oh, you know....

Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people.

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Clement Attlee: I think the...

Clement Attlee: I think the...

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles...

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Michelle Obama: It was one...

Michelle Obama: It was one...

It was one thing to get yourself out of a stuck place, I realized. It was another thing entirely to try and get the...

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George Moore: Nothing is more...

George Moore: Nothing is more...

Nothing is more depressing than the conviction that one is not a hero.

Source: In...

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C Northcote Parkinson: When any organizational...

C Northcote Parkinson: When any organizational...

When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the real power will be in some smaller...

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Wilhelm von Humboldt: Providence certainly does...

Wilhelm von Humboldt: Providence certainly does...

Providence certainly does not favor just certain individuals, but the deep wisdom of its counsel, instruction and...

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William Plomer: It is the...

William Plomer: It is the...

It is the function of creative men to perceive the relations between thoughts, or things, or forms of expression that...

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Ayn Rand: Creation comes before...

Ayn Rand: Creation comes before...

Creation comes before distribution -- or there will be nothing to distribute.

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Jessamyn West: Memory is a...

Jessamyn West: Memory is a...

Memory is a magnet. It will pull to it and hold only material nature has designed it to...

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Robert Stone: One doesn't consider...

Robert Stone: One doesn't consider...

One doesn't consider style, because style is.

Source: In W.O.W. - Writers on...

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