Quotes by American/USA authors (page 29)

"I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law"

"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people"

"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals"

Martin Luther King Jr., Minister

"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it"

Martin Luther King Jr., Minister

"All women should know how to take care of children. Most of them will have a husband some day"

Franklin P. Jones, Journalist

"One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening"

Franklin P. Jones, Journalist

"I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"Tell them to send everything that can fly"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking"

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

"It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention"

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

"It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"It's all make believe, isn't it?"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"We must open the doors of opportunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors"

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

"If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.""

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

"I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it"

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

"I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day"

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

"A man without a vote is man without protection"

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

"No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"The crime novel has always been my favourite genre"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"I love to sing. I'm a soprano"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"Write what you care about"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"I live and die with the Chicago Cubs"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"I'm a daydreamer"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming"

Sara Paretsky, Author

"If you can't make it good, at least make it look good"

Bill Gates, Businessman

"The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup"

Bob Hope, Comedian

"Today, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly"

Irene Peter, Writer

"There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm"

Willa Cather, Author

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist"

Dwight D. Eisenhower, President

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