Quotes by American authors

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Small: You cant get rid of poverty by giving people money
P. J. O'Rourke
"You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money"
P. J. O'Rourke, Journalist
Small: Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side my greatest concern is to be on Gods side, for God is always
Abraham Lincoln
"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right"
Abraham Lincoln, President
Small: The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less
Kathy Bates
"The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy"
Kathy Bates, Actress
Small: One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man
Elbert Hubbard
"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
Small: A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you dont need it
Bob Hope
"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it"
Bob Hope, Comedian
Small: It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires o
Samuel Adams
"It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men"
Samuel Adams, Revolutionary
Small: In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function
Michael Graves
"In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function"
Michael Graves, Architect
Small: Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other
Benjamin Franklin
"Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
Small: As soon as there is life there is danger
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"As soon as there is life there is danger"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin
Henry Ward Beecher
"What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin"
Henry Ward Beecher, Clergyman
Small: A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings
Olin Miller
"A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings"
Olin Miller, Writer
Small: A company is only as good as the people it keeps
Mary Kay Ash
"A company is only as good as the people it keeps"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
Small: I feel happy to terrify kids
R. L. Stine
"I feel happy to terrify kids"
R. L. Stine, Writer
Small: Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: Have a strong mind and a soft heart
Anthony J. D'Angelo
"Have a strong mind and a soft heart"
Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author
Small: Measure your minds height by the shade it casts
"Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts"
Robert Browning Hamilton, Writer
Small: The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again
B. F. Skinner
"The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again"
B. F. Skinner, Psychologist
Small: Advertising is the art of making whole lies out of half truths
"Advertising is the art of making whole lies out of half truths"
Edgar A. Shoaff
Small: Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each genera
Bill Cosby
"Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made"
Bill Cosby, Comedian
Small: Success and failure are equally disastrous
"Success and failure are equally disastrous"
Tennessee Williams, Dramatist
Small: Dont taunt the alligator until after youve crossed the creek
Dan Rather
"Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek"
Dan Rather, Journalist
Small: When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place
"When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place"
Helen Gahagan, Actress
Small: Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to
"Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college"
Lillian Smith, Novelist
Small: It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics
"It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics"
Fletcher Knebel, Author
Small: Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards
Benjamin Franklin
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
Small: The best mirror is an old friend
Peter Nivio Zarlenga
"The best mirror is an old friend"
Peter Nivio Zarlenga, Businessman
Small: There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls
George Carlin
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls"
George Carlin, Comedian
Small: The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today
Elbert Hubbard
"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
Small: Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten
B. F. Skinner
"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten"
B. F. Skinner, Psychologist
Small: Life loves the liver of it
Maya Angelou
"Life loves the liver of it"
Maya Angelou, Poet
Small: If youre not confused, youre not paying attention
Tom Peters
"If you're not confused, you're not paying attention"
Tom Peters, Businessman
Small: People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest
George Matthew Adams
"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"
George Matthew Adams, Philosopher
Small: Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close rese
Ronald Reagan
"Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first"
Ronald Reagan, President
Small: Dont lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectatio
Ralph Marston
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality"
Ralph Marston, Writer
Small: Eagles dont flock, you have to find them one at a time
Ross Perot
"Eagles don't flock, you have to find them one at a time"
Ross Perot, Businessman
Small: When Im good, Im very good. But when Im bad Im better
Mae West
"When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better"
Mae West, Actress
Small: Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick the
"Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face risk no matter what they do"
Charles A. Jaffe, Businessman
Small: Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. Its perfect when it arrive
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"
John Wayne, Actor
Small: Its not that we use technology, we live technology
Godfrey Reggio
"It's not that we use technology, we live technology"
Godfrey Reggio, Director
Small: The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, w
Chris Van Allsburg
"The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding"
Chris Van Allsburg, Author
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