Alphabet Quotes

It was that which gave promise that in due time

the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men,

and that all should have an equal chance.

This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth,

and must undergo and withstand,

the shocks of adversity,

before it is entitled to the appellation.

Man was made at the end of the week's work,

when God was tired.

Be happy,

but never satisfied.

He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God.

In 'Huckleberry Finn,'

I have drawn Tom Blankenship exactly as he was.

He was ignorant, unwashed,

insufficiently fed;

but he had as good a heart as ever any boy had.

I don’t want to be a star,

I want to be a legend.

I've always been a fan of the underdog.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

True education does

more than impart knowledge;

it transforms

a person by fostering

self

worth and dignity

Leadership to me means duty,

honor,

country.

The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.

In the end,

only three things matter: how much you loved,

how gently you lived,

and how gracefully you let go.

Re examine all you have been told.

Dismiss what insults your soul.

Do not overvalue what you have received,

nor envy others.

Humor must not professedly teach

and it must not professedly preach,

but it must do both if it would live forever.

Promises made,

promises kept.

Don't be trapped by dogma.

The main problem with writing in verse is,

if your fourth line doesn't come out right,

you've got to throw four lines away and figure,

out a whole new way to attack the problem,

So the mortality rate is terrific.

There are no solutions;

there are only trade offs.