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Quotations
 | You must have your heart on fire and your brain on ice. — Vladimir Lenin, 1870-1924, Soviet revolutionary & leader 16 likes |
 | In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 15 likes |
 | You have enemies? Good. It means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 15 likes |
| We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall f — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 10 likes |
 | All through life, be sure and put your feet in the right place, and then stand firm. — Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, American President 8 likes |
 | Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 7 likes |
 | I shall continue to do what I think is right, whether anybody likes it or not. — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 7 likes |
 | Man goes nowhere. Everything comes to man, like tomorrow. — Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet 6 likes |
 | It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 6 likes |
 | Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it. — Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-French philosopher 6 likes |
 | Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. — Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker 5 likes |
 | Be good to your work, your word, and your friend. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 5 likes |
 | Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground. — Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909] 5 likes |
 | The uncompromising attitude is more indicative of an inner uncertainty than of deep conviction. The implacable stand is directed more against the doubt within than the assailant without. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 4 likes |
 | On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock. — Thomas Jefferson, 1749-1826, American President [1801-1809] 4 likes |
 | Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 3 likes |
 | Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes. — Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet 3 likes |
 | To stand firmly on the ground, one of your feet must be off the ground. — Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979 1 likes |
 | He must be a poor creature that does not often repeat himself. — Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer 1 likes |
 | Too much consistency is as bad for the mind as it is for the body. Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead. — Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer 1 likes |
 | Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them. — Coco Chanel, 1883-1971, French fashion designer 1 likes |
 | To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 1 likes |
 | It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought. — John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006, American-Canadian economist 1 likes |
 | Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God. — Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician 1 likes |
 | The deep roots never doubt spring will come. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist 1 likes |
 | A strong character is one that will not be unbalanced by the most powerful emotions. — Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist 1 likes |
 | To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul. — Simone Weil, 1909-1943, French philosopher 1 likes |
 | The taller you want to grow, the more firmly your feet must rest on the ground. Every tree knows this. — Michel Tournier, 1924-2016, French writer 1 likes |
Personal Stories
 | Regimes may fall and fail, but I do not. — Talleyrand, 1754-1838, French statesman & diplomat 12 likes |
Quotes in Verse
 | She never stumbles, she's got no place to fall. — Bob Dylan, 1941-, American singer [Nobel 2016] 3 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | It is more difficult to preserve than to acquire. Χαλεπώτερον το φυλάττειν του κτήσασθαι. — Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, Ancient Athenian & statesman orator 10 likes |
