Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
—William Jennings Bryan, 1899
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All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.
—Al Smith, 1933As the saying goes, an old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb.
—Chinua Achebe, 1958And then, sir, there is this consideration: that if the abuse be enormous, nature will rise up and, claiming her original rights, overturn a corrupt political system.
—Samuel Johnson, 1791The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.
—Yves Saint Laurent, 1978Science is a cemetery of dead ideas.
—Miguel de Unamuno, 1913A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.
—Martin Luther King Jr., c. 1967Without a decisive naval force, we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.
—George Washington, 1781When you drink water, think of its source.
—Chinese proverbWater is the readiest means of making friends with nature.
—Ludwig Feuerbach, 1841Tomorrow never comes, man. It’s all the same fucking day.
—Janis Joplin, 1972In life our absent friend is far away: / But death may bring our friend exceeding near.
—Christina Rossetti, 1881Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1906