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I may have faults, but being wrong ain't one of them.
I may have faults, but being wrong ain't one of them.
You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
There are two days in the week on which I never worry; One is yesterday and the other is tomorrow.
There are two days in the week on which I never worry; One is yesterday and the other is tomorrow.
A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery.
A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery.
To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.
To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
Wise men argue cases, fools decide them.
Wise men argue cases, fools decide them.
I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of read more
I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of course. If two countries fight that do not supply the Americans with some precious commodity, then the education of the public does not take place. But when the dictator falls, when the oil is threatened, then you turn on the television and they tell you where the country is, what the language is, how to pronounce the names of the leaders, what the religion is all about, and maybe you can cut out recipes in the newspaper of Persian dishes.
Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.
Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.