Quotes 81 till 100 of 206.
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I will not permit any man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
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I would even go to Washington, which is saying something for me, just to glimpse Jane Q. Public, being sworn in as the first female president of the United States, while her husband holds the Bible and wears a silly pill box hat and matching coat.
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I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
Source: Up From Slavery (1901) -
I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasn't on our radar screen. We were just making great software.
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I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.
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I've never really read any books about Washington, neither the politics nor the city.
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If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
Source: The Story of My Life and Work, vol. I (1900) ch. XV -
In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.
Source: Up From Slavery (1901) Ch. XIV: The Atlanta Exposition Address -
In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting a studied part.
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In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since.
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In Washington, DC, politics dominate even the most casual conversations.
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In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is.
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Incumbent Congresswoman Bustos has proven during her time in Washington that she doesn't understand or feel the pain of middle class families. We need a true representative fighting for us in Washington, and incumbent Congresswoman Cheri Bustos has refused to act.
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Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they stood by the street and had in their hands placards that said 'Gerald Our Ford'. That meant so much to us as we were driving into Washington.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
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It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.
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It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience
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Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.
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