James Fenimore Cooper Quotes

All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to abstain from fortifying and accumulating social inequality as a means of increasing political inequalities.

James Fenimore Cooper

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851

Topics

GoodGovernmentPoliticalInequality

I wanted people to know that my grandmother was the reason why I did comedy in the first place. She pushed me to really get out there and pursue my dreams.

Jermaine Fowler

DreamsPeopleMeComedyPlaceKnow

I would want to teach my children someday that they should strive to be successful.

Michael Grimm

ChildrenWantTeachStriveSomeday

Every religious pioneer, including Jesus Christ, was persecuted by his contemporaries. But once people understand me, their turn can be dramatic like Saint Paul's.

Sun Myung Moon

PeopleMeUnderstandJesus Christ

In our post-Freudian world, it is no longer a goal to become people of character who live out a God-ordained ideal of selfhood.

Tony Campolo

LiveCharacterPeopleWorldGoal

My first injury ever was a broken toe, and my mother made me run laps around the mat for the rest of the night. She said she wanted me to know that even if I was hurt, I was still fine.

Ronda Rousey

MotherBrokenMeNightRestHurt

Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who's listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It's hard to say, 'That guy is less than you.' The kid is like, 'I like that guy, he's cool. How is he less than me?

Jay-Z

HomeMusicRacismMeCoolListening

After all, a job isn't worth doing unless you enjoy it.

Dinah Sheridan

JobDoingEnjoyWorthYouAfter

But I have a driver, so I can return calls while I'm in the car.

Donna Shalala

CarI CanReturnDriverWhileCalls

I thought that marketing was a way to be creative in business but quickly learned all creative stuff happens at the ad agency.

Dee Rees

BusinessCreativeThoughtMarketing

Nicholas Sparks and John Green are very different writers.

Ansel Elgort

GreenDifferentSparksVeryJohn

I want to play the football I feel.

Pep Guardiola

FootballFeelPlayWantI Feel

The argument most commonly made in the filibuster's favor is crudely partisan: 'Our side may be in the majority now, but someday it will be in the minority, and when that happens we'll want to block the other side's extremist agenda.'

Timothy Noah

ArgumentNowWantWillSideMay

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