Great short quotes - Page 196

Abigail Adams

We have too many high-sounding word…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. Great short quote and quotation by: Abigail Adams , US wife of John Adams 1764 (1744 – 1818)

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Epictetus

We have two ears and one mouth so w…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have two ears and one mouth so we may listen more and talk the less. Great short quote and quotation by: Epictetus , Roman (Greek-born) slave & Stoic philosopher (55 AD – 135 AD)

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Dennis Kucinich

We have weapons of mass destruction…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have weapons of mass destruction we have to address here at home. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Unemployment is a weapon of mass destruction. Great short quote and quotation by: Dennis Kucinich ,

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Stewart L. Udall, commencement address, Dartmouth College, June 13, 1965

We have, I fear, confused power wit…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness. Great short quote and quotation by: Stewart L. Udall, commencement address, Dartmouth College, June 13, 1965 , US politician (1920 – )

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Bertrand Russell

We have, in fact, two kinds of mora…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays (1928), “Eastern and Western Ideals of Happiness” , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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Robert Cecil

We hear much of a decent pride, a b…

15 Feb , 2011  

We hear much of a decent pride, a becoming proud, a noble pride, a laudable pride. Can that be decent, of which we ought to be ashamed? Can that be becoming, of which God has set forth the deformity? Can that be noble which God resists and is determined to abase? Can that be laudable, […]

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Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Cicely, 1992

We hold in our hands, the most prec…

15 Feb , 2011  

We hold in our hands, the most precious gift of all: Freedom. The freedom to express our art. Our love. The freedom to be who we want to be. We are not going to give that freedom away and no one shall take it from us! Great short quote and quotation by: Diane Frolov and […]

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US Declaration of Independence

We hold these truths to be self-evi…

15 Feb , 2011  

We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: US Declaration of Independence ,

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Stephen Covey

We immediately become more effectiv…

15 Feb , 2011  

We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us. Great short quote and quotation by: Stephen Covey ,

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Edward Gibbon

We improve ourselves by victories o…

15 Feb , 2011  

We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win. Great short quote and quotation by: Edward Gibbon , English historian of Rome (1737 – 1794)

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Uncategorized

We in America do not have governmen…

15 Feb , 2011  

We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Jefferson , 3rd president of US (1743 – 1826)

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Uncategorized

We judge ourselves by what we are c…

15 Feb , 2011  

We judge ourselves by what we are capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , US poet (1807 – 1882)

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