Elihu Root Quotes

The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convincing reasons for their common faith, mere exhortation and argument to the public in favor of peace in general fall short of the mark.

Elihu Root

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 15, 1845 - February 7, 1937

Topics

FaithPeacePeopleShortFallMark

More eccentric characters can push pretty far, but if you stay on the side of reality, it's always funnier.

Melissa McCarthy

RealityPushYouMoreAlwaysSide

I have a mind that always wants to be busy.

Matt Letscher

MindBusyAlwaysWants

The benefit of rich families putting their child through Harvard is always going to exist. But it's quite evident that there are 700 million peasants in China who are never going to go to Harvard.

Michael J. Saylor

ChildRichGoNeverAlwaysChina

Despair often breeds disease.

Sophocles

DespairDiseaseBreedsOften

The ACA's reliance on mandatory participation in exchanges as the only way to obtain a health insurance subsidy is fundamentally flawed.

Ron Williams

HealthInsuranceWayParticipation

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

Ruth Gordon

CourageImportantMuscleLikeVery

Sport doesn't know barriers, really. You are judged on your performance... how far you can jump, how fast you can run, how well you can hit a tennis ball.

Martina Navratilova

PerformanceYouFastJumpKnowRun

I am an entrepreneur in the entertainment industry. Somewhere early on when I couldn't get something I wanted through the system, I threw up my hands and tried to figure a way to get it done myself. A lot of it came from my upbringing. My dad was an entrepreneur.

Mike Binder

MyselfI AmHandsEarlyEntrepreneur

I've met a ton of new people who have colitis or Crohn's. Talking to them has been probably the most healing thing: to hear other people's attitudes on how they deal with their disease and how they stay positive.

Mike McCready

PositiveHealingPeopleTalkingNew

It is very difficult for any dictator or any incumbent to falsify the results of an election and just get away with it.

Mo Ibrahim

ResultsElectionDifficultGetJust

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

Jonathan Kozol

WinSmallEnoughMatterBattlesBig

My wife came into my life, and my mother still wanted to be the boss.

Don Rickles

LifeMotherWifeBossMy LifeStill

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