John McCarthy Quotes

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

John McCarthy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 19, 1857 - March 30, 1943

Topics

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It has become more acceptable to describe yourself as a conservative, but not everyone who uses that term about themselves really is truly conservative.

Jesse Helms

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My interest in fantasy began pretty much when I started to read.

Melanie Rawn

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Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.

Simon Sinek

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Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history.

Mary Douglas

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Critics have to sit through an awful lot of rubbish, and you feel really sorry for them. In fact, I've been in a play where I felt sorry for the critics.

Diana Rigg

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Good mothers and good fathers and good families don't always have great children.

Cissy Houston

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I think people that have fear that, 'Oh if I have a kid I won't be able to do this and I won't be able to do that.' It's kind of the opposite. It really gives you energy. It makes people better.

Anthony Kiedis

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I would suggest that faith is everyone's business. The advance or decline of faith is so intimately connected to the welfare of a society that it should be of particular interest to a politician.

William Wilberforce

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A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts. And the consequences whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching.

Swami Sivananda

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My appointed work is to awaken the divine nature that is within.

Peace Pilgrim

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The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious.

Lester Bangs

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If I was offered the choice of an award for best actor or best supporting actor, I would go for supporting actor.

Liam Cunningham

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