John George Nicolay Quotes

It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded it with all of political folly.

John George Nicolay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 26, 1832 - September 26, 1901

Topics

WisdomPoliticalPartyNeverGifted

I'm good at snap decisions. But if you let me, I will chew something to death.

Jimmy Iovine

GoodDeathMeDecisionsYouWill

There's a reason hobble skirts are called hobble skirts. You literally can't move very far in them.

Jessica Brown Findlay

YouReasonMoveSkirtsFarVery

Oftentimes we love the thing we hate and vice versa.

Andres Serrano

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As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.

Jean-Paul Sartre

MenMeGoBecomeFarInterests

I simply do the things that inspire me, be that snowboarding, designing clothing, or dancing.

Amy Purdy

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Although it sounds cliche, the main thing I want to do is touch people with what I do. I want everything I do to be meaningful, and I want it to be about more than just myself, or the money.

Sophie Lowe

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To be honest, we donate to projects that we think are meaningful. How society views it or how we are viewed by history, well, we'll let them decide. How others view us is out of our control.

Ronnie Chan

HistoryControlSocietyThinkView

You write these songs which are really dear to you about your family or friends, loved ones, and then you get this call, and they say, 'It's perfect for two vampires making out in the back of a car.' It's some random TV show, and so I say, 'Oh, yeah, perfect - that's what I meant it for.'

Mat Kearney

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It was 1939. There was no money or jobs around. I did my parents a favor and joined the Navy.

Jason Robards

MoneyParentsNavyFavorDidAround

I'd started working when I was 21 and had been very determined about my career, very focused, even as a little kid, so it was something I had been working at for a long time.

Josh Schwartz

TimeLongCareerLong TimeFocused

Certainly there is abundant evidence of the early transmission by literary means of a considerable number of drolls and folk-tales from India about the time of the Crusaders.

Joseph Jacobs

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Lifetime dogs intersect with our lives with particular impact; they're dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable, ways.

Jon Katz

LoveImpactPowerfulSometimesDogs

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