Quotes by American authors

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Small: Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity ha
John F. Kennedy
"Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
John F. Kennedy
"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both
John F. Kennedy
"Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable
John F. Kennedy
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction
John F. Kennedy
"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and theyre going to m
Ross Perot
"Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and they're going to make mistakes"
Ross Perot, Businessman
Small: Life is like a cobweb, not an organization chart
Ross Perot
"Life is like a cobweb, not an organization chart"
Ross Perot, Businessman
Small: Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial
Ross Perot
"Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial"
Ross Perot, Businessman
Small: Business is not just doing deals business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tre
Ross Perot
"Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships"
Ross Perot, Businessman
Small: Anybody can cut prices, but it takes brains to produce a better article
Ross Perot
"Anybody can cut prices, but it takes brains to produce a better article"
Ross Perot, Businessman
Small: Its far easier to forgive an enemy after youve got even with him
Olin Miller
"It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him"
Olin Miller, Writer
Small: If you realize you arent so wise today as you thought you were yesterday, youre wiser today
Olin Miller
"If you realize you aren't so wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you're wiser today"
Olin Miller, Writer
Small: If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it
Olin Miller
"If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it"
Olin Miller, Writer
Small: If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date
Olin Miller
"If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date"
Olin Miller, Writer
Small: We probably wouldnt worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do
Olin Miller
"We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do"
Olin Miller, Writer
Small: Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators
Olin Miller
"Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators"
Olin Miller, Writer
Small: One of the best things people could do for their descendents would be to sharply limit the number of them
Olin Miller
"One of the best things people could do for their descendents would be to sharply limit the number of them"
Olin Miller, Writer
Small: Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices
Alfred A. Montapert
"Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices"
Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher
Small: Live constructively and live optimistically
Alfred A. Montapert
"Live constructively and live optimistically"
Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher
Small: The majority see the obstacles the few see the objectives history records the successes of the latter, while o
Alfred A. Montapert
"The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former"
Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher
Small: In life, the first thing you must do is decide what you really want. Weigh the costs and the results.
Alfred A. Montapert
"In life, the first thing you must do is decide what you really want. Weigh the costs and the results. Are the results worthy of the costs? Then make up your mind completely and go after your goal with all your might"
Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher
Small: Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and
Alfred A. Montapert
"Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to"
Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher
Small: Not only do I not know whats going on, I wouldnt know what to do about it if I did
George Carlin
"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did"
George Carlin, Comedian
Small: There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of th
Will Rogers
"There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: The object of most prayers is to wangle an advance on good intentions
Robert Brault
"The object of most prayers is to wangle an advance on good intentions"
Robert Brault, Philosopher
Small: Its not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts
Will Rogers
"It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far
Will Rogers
"Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save
Will Rogers
"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: I think it would be interesting if old people got anti-Alzheimers disease where they slowly began to recover o
George Carlin
"I think it would be interesting if old people got anti-Alzheimer's disease where they slowly began to recover other people's lost memories"
George Carlin, Comedian
Small: Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity
George Carlin
"Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity"
George Carlin, Comedian
Small: Atheism is a non-prophet organization
George Carlin
"Atheism is a non-prophet organization"
George Carlin, Comedian
Small: Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it
Will Rogers
"Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: Dont gamble take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don
Will Rogers
"Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: If you cant beat them, arrange to have them beaten
George Carlin
"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten"
George Carlin, Comedian
Small: A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you
Will Rogers
"A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: A fool and his money are soon elected
Will Rogers
"A fool and his money are soon elected"
Will Rogers, Actor
Small: We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible
Vince Lombardi
"We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible"
Vince Lombardi, Coach
Small: The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or
Vince Lombardi
"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand"
Vince Lombardi, Coach
Small: Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result
Vince Lombardi
"Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result"
Vince Lombardi, Coach
Small: Show me a good loser, and Ill show you a loser
Vince Lombardi
"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser"
Vince Lombardi, Coach
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