Quotes by American authors

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Small: Be sincere be brief be seated
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Be sincere; be brief; be seated"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
Small: The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
Small: It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear
Henry David Thoreau
"It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks in
Henry David Thoreau
"Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Live your life, do your work, then take your hat
Henry David Thoreau
"Live your life, do your work, then take your hat"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Live the life youve dreamed
Henry David Thoreau
"Live the life you've dreamed"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man is the nurse to the sounder
Henry David Thoreau
"Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man is the nurse to the sounder"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: What is the use of a house if you havent got a tolerable planet to put it on?
Henry David Thoreau
"What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: What is called genius is the abundance of life and health
Henry David Thoreau
"What is called genius is the abundance of life and health"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their
Henry David Thoreau
"To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors
Henry David Thoreau
"Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfacto
Henry David Thoreau
"There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: The lawyers truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency
Henry David Thoreau
"The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles
Henry David Thoreau
"The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: The heart is forever inexperienced
Henry David Thoreau
"The heart is forever inexperienced"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at
Henry David Thoreau
"The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them
Henry David Thoreau
"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagin
Henry David Thoreau
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day
Henry David Thoreau
"An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: I wasnt always black... there was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger
Bill Cosby
"I wasn't always black... there was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger"
Bill Cosby, Comedian
Small: Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home
Bill Cosby
"Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home"
Bill Cosby, Comedian
Small: Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it
Bill Cosby
"Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it"
Bill Cosby, Comedian
Small: I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely whe
Henry David Thoreau
"I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined
Henry David Thoreau
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes
Henry David Thoreau
"Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves
Henry David Thoreau
"Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes
Henry David Thoreau
"Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy
Bill Cosby
"Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy"
Bill Cosby, Comedian
Small: It isnt a matter of black is beautiful as much as it is white is not all thats beautiful
Bill Cosby
"It isn't a matter of black is beautiful as much as it is white is not all that's beautiful"
Bill Cosby, Comedian
Small: In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure
Bill Cosby
"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure"
Bill Cosby, Comedian
Small: Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, Too much of a good thing can be
Warren Buffett
"Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful""
Warren Buffett, Businessman
Small: If a business does well, the stock eventually follows
Warren Buffett
"If a business does well, the stock eventually follows"
Warren Buffett, Businessman
Small: I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity o
Warren Buffett
"I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism"
Warren Buffett, Businessman
Small: I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me
Warren Buffett
"I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me"
Warren Buffett, Businessman
Small: I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified
Warren Buffett
"I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in these United States. No man can form an adequate idea of the real meaning of the word, without coming here"
Warren Buffett, Businessman
Small: Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or its not going to get the business
Warren Buffett
"Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business"
Warren Buffett, Businessman
Small: We believe that according the name investors to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who r
Warren Buffett
"We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.'"
Warren Buffett, Businessman
Small: Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subwa
Warren Buffett
"Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway"
Warren Buffett, Businessman
Small: Its far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price
Warren Buffett
"It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price"
Warren Buffett, Businessman
Small: Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability
Roy L. Smith
"Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability"
Roy L. Smith, Clergyman
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