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All Quotes Collection

"Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting. Not in entire forgetfulness, and not in utter nakedness, but trailing clouds of glory do we come."
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"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
2

"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
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"The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind."
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"I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls."
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"Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor."
19

"Man's greatness lies in his power of thought."
3

"Your big opportunity may be right where you are now."
22

"Dreams are the touchstones of our character."
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"The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."
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"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."
2

"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."
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"Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep."
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"We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world."
3

"Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly."
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"Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it."
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"Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom."
102

"Remember, a real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided."
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"People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives."
4

"It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man."
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"Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved."
4

"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."
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"Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy."
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"The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective."
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"The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."
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"Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name."
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"A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to him; wherever he goes."
4

"Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same."
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"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit."
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"In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might."
3

"Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back."
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