James Madison Quotes

If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic and patriotic citizens who cultivate their reason.

James Madison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: president
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 16, 1751 - June 28, 1836

Topics

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'The David Letterman Show' is a show of comedy.

Jesse Ventura

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I would not have lasted a minute, literally a minute, on this Earth without God and angels by my side, because I was born. And right as I was born, I went into a respiratory arrest. So, big things that keep me going are friends and family, God. And another thing is looking forward to what's going to happen tomorrow.

Mattie Stepanek

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Yes, I believe in equality. But I don't like the word 'feminist,' because it's such a rational belief to think that women are equal to men, and I'm a rational person. You shouldn't be labeled for being reasonable.

Michael Che

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If I had to give up cheese or chocolate, I'd give up chocolate in a heartbeat.

Amanda Peet

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The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.

Stuart Chase

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My mom told me to cover up my arms ever since I was little because I was muscular. She wanted me to be feminine, which did not come easy to me. My body was what it was, and I worked it to be a better tennis player.

Martina Navratilova

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I don't give plots to Harold Robbins or Graham Greene, because they don't need them, but a lot of authors do.

Michael Korda

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It was never really part of my plan to be in films; it was really sort of a dream.

Luke Evans

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Everybody was trying to put me in action movies and heroic roles, and I wanted to find more complex things. They just didn't suit my taste, so I thought, 'OK, I have to be brave enough to say no.' And for a while, that hurt me immeasurably in the Hollywood world.

Josh Hartnett

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Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women.

Brigitte Bardot

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There exists in some parts of the world sanctimonious criticism of America's death penalty, as somehow unworthy of a civilized society.

Antonin Scalia

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I'd like to see much more understanding of emotional issues around hurt, abandonment, disappointment, longing, failure and shame, where they stem from and how they drive people and policies brought into public discourse.

Susie Orbach

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