George Burns Quote – Run The Country
“It’s too bad the people who really know how to run the country are so busy cutting hair and driving taxis.” – George Burns
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quote – The Fruits Of The Earth
“The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying, This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not anyone have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the […]
Read moreWilliam James Quote – Afraid To Be Poor
“We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the moneymaking street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition. We have lost the power even of imagining what the ancient idealization of […]
Read moreRalph Waldo Emerson Quote – Be Yourself
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read moreQuentin Crisp quote – The young always have the same problem
“The young always have the same problem — how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their elders and copying one another.” – Quentin Crisp
Read morePope John Paul II Quote – Civilization Worthy Of The Human Person
“Each and every human person has been created in the “image and likeness” of the One who is the origin of all that Is. We have within us the capacities for wisdom and virtue. With these gifts, and with the help of God’s grace, we can build in the next millennium a civilization worthy of the human person, a true […]
Read moreToni Morrison Quote – American
“In this country “American” means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.” – Toni Morrison
Read morePope Francis Quote – Justice and Solidarity
“It is especially for you, young people, to take on the great task of building a society where there will be more justice and solidarity.” – Pope Francis
Read moreNorman Douglas Quote – Advertisements
“You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.” – Norman Douglas
Read moreColin Quinn quote – Celebrate diversity
“Nowadays, the common wisdom is to celebrate diversity — as long as you don’t point out that people are different.” – Colin Quinn
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