Wendell Phillips Quotes

Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors.

Wendell Phillips

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 29, 1811 - February 2, 1884

Topics

LifeGreatBestMenTalentSucceed

Sometimes your worst competitors are the ones which are dying because they do stupid things.

John Caudwell

StupidSometimesWorstDyingThings

I hate auditions.

Andie MacDowell

HateAuditions

The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great.

Meghan McCain

GreatAmericaNeedAlwaysBecause

We seem to forget that innovation doesn't just come from equations or new kinds of chemicals, it comes from a human place. Innovation in the sciences is always linked in some way, either directly or indirectly, to a human experience.

John Maeda

InnovationExperiencePlaceNewWay

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.

Andy Rooney

MistakesProudFeelingLittleBig

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.

Anais Nin

DeathLosingSufferingChanceGiving

Scientia is knowledge. It is only in the popular mind that it is equated with facts.

John Polanyi

KnowledgeMindFactsOnlyPopular

We don't play the celebrity business in our family.

Tom Brokaw

FamilyBusinessPlayCelebrityOur

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

Michel de Montaigne

FailureMoreVictoriesThanSome

In my judgment, the greatest risks are international terrorist groups like al Qaeda and Hezbollah. The war in Iraq has taken our attention off those priorities.

Bob Graham

WarRisksPrioritiesAttentionOff

I think there is always going to be inspired music and there are always going to be inspired listeners and there is always going to be an inspired method of getting it from A to B.

Anthony Kiedis

MusicThinkAlwaysInspiredGoing

What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

Augustus Hare

HumbleWordsProudTalkSoundSeem

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