James Buchanan Quotes

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.

James Buchanan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: president
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868

Topics

LeadershipGreatnessHumanityTest

Either we leave our descendants an endowment of zero poverty, zero fossil-fuel use, and zero biodiversity loss, or we leave them facing a tax bill from Earth that could wipe them out.

Johan Rockstrom

LossPovertyEarthTaxOutLeave

I love the thriller genre generally. I like murder mysteries and those kinds of adventure stories.

Jennifer Egan

LoveAdventureKindsLikeStories

The anxiety phase of my first depression lasted six months. It was incredibly paralyzing.

Andrew Solomon

DepressionAnxietyFirstSixPhase

When I finish my school work for the day, I like to go play basketball, ride my bike or skateboard, play video games, or go free running.

Max Charles

WorkDayRideBikeSchoolFree

Get off your horse and drink your milk.

John Wayne

HorseMilkDrinkGetOffYour

My father died during open-heart surgery on March 29 of my senior year in college. I was getting set to go to law school. I remember sitting in the waiting room when the doctor walked in. I said to myself, The worst possible thing just happened. What will you do?

Steve Wynn

FatherMyselfSchoolWaitingCollege

I feel like I've known Hunter S. Thompson for most of my life. I first encountered him in 1981, when I was 12.

Tucker Carlson

LifeFeelMy LifeFirstHimHunter

When you go through a moment, and you are down and losing your head, it gives you a lot of experience.

Riyad Mahrez

MomentExperienceLosingYouDown

Every comic can report a few 'gift from the gods' moments.

Dick Cavett

GiftMomentsGodsReportComicFew

The older you get, the few slumber parties there are, and I hate that. I liked slumber parties. What happened to them?

Drew Barrymore

HateYouGetOlderHappenedSlumber

People say that human rights is a Western construct foisted on others. But that's not true. Equality, dignity, respect and justice are as much an integral part of the Islamic tradition.

Cherie Blair

RespectJusticeEqualityPeopleTrue

I, sir, I just like to work. I'm humble.

Bruce McCulloch

WorkHumbleJustLikeSir

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