George Washington Quotes

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.

George Washington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: president
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799

Topics

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Joe Paterno was a well-educated man, and he was also a man from a different time.

Joe Posnanski

TimeManDifferentHeJoeAlso

My parents didn't hide reality. I watched cartoons and the news with equal fascination.

Jello Biafra

ParentsRealityHideNewsEqual

The values we developed were instrumental in gaining a competitive advantage.

John Collison

ValuesCompetitiveAdvantageWere

I love my children and I love my wife with all my heart. And I would die, die gladly, if that would make a better life for them.

Medgar Evers

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It's kind of interesting when you sign on to a show because you're basically signing on to play a character because you only really see the first episode of the show.

Megan Park

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Looking back, I realize my favorite stories weren't in books, they were in comics. On top of being a history enthusiast, my father was also a comics fan, and he kept his stash in the top drawer of his dresser, in easy reach of a kid making a beeline to the bathroom.

Jeff Kinney

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Were I a cloud I'd gather My skirts up in the air, And fly well know whither, And rest I well know where.

Robert Bridges

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History shows that there is no more potent engine for reform than the passion of voters who feel betrayed by the politicians they hoped would do the right thing.

Michael Moritz

PassionHistoryDo The Right Thing

One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means.

Lord Salisbury

YouKnowNeverMeansSpokenOracle

The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place.

Josh McDowell

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We're all from China, and whoever wins, it's OK - I just try my best.

Chen Long

BestTryChinaJustOKWins

We choose forward. We choose inclusion. We choose growing together. We choose American economic might and muscle, standing strong on the bedrock of the American ideal: a strong, empowered and ever-growing middle class.

Cory Booker

TogetherForwardStrongAmerican

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