Quotes by American/USA authors (page 58)

"Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation"

Martin Luther King Jr., Minister

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase"

Martin Luther King Jr., Minister

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus"

Martin Luther King Jr., Minister

"Love doesn't make the word go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile"

Franklin P. Jones, Journalist

"The easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one"

Franklin P. Jones, Journalist

"Originality is the art of concealing your source"

Franklin P. Jones, Journalist

"A fanatic is one who sticks to his guns whether they're loaded or not"

Franklin P. Jones, Journalist

"When you get something for nothing, you just haven't been billed for it yet"

Franklin P. Jones, Journalist

"The press is the enemy"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from.""

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination"

Ralph Marston, Writer

"When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?"

Ralph Marston, Writer

"It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it"

Ralph Marston, Writer

"Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of that day, but also of the additional day it takes to regain lost ground"

Ralph Marston, Writer

"To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I'm working on the foundation"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time"

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

"If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor"

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

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