John Quincy Adams Quotes

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.

John Quincy Adams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: president
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 11, 1767 - February 23, 1848

Topics

PowerPeopleOnlyMaximPreserve

I look at someone like Chris Pratt with such admiration.

Jesse Plemons

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My first failure was to be born a child not wanted by his father or mother, as they parted shortly after I was born.

Jeremy Lloyd

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I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. When you go back to Britain, everybody is just running everything down. It's like whatever the opposite of a hug is.

John Oliver

PositiveHopeDriveNegativityYou

My every action is to liberate God from his sorrow.

Sun Myung Moon

GodActionSorrowEveryHis

No matter what kinds of problems we might be going through, or what kinds of problems the world might be going through, music is the place where we can all get along. We can all jam.

Trombone Shorty

MusicWorldProblemsPlaceMatter

When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's this idea that because I'm black, I just look a certain way.

Misty Copeland

I AmPeopleMeBlackLookPerson

We in the U.A.E. have no such word as 'impossible'; it does not exist in our lexicon. Such a word is used by the lazy and the weak, who fear challenges and progress.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

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I promote my own self-hatred.

Jonathan Ames

My OwnOwnPromote

All human life can be found in an airport.

David Walliams

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For me, it's just about keeping the standards up. We're a small country, so we have to punch above our weight. I'm not a great man for doing something just because it's Irish, and you never know what's going to work. But as long as we keep the standards up, people will continue to invest in films. It's as simple as that.

Brendan Gleeson

WorkGreatSimpleManPeopleMe

Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries.

Annie Lennox

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Travel definitely affects me as a writer.

Anthony Doerr

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