Bugger Quotes

Character, in the long run,

is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

I was losing interest in politics,

when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again.

What I have done since then is pretty well known.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Being powerful is like being a lady.

If you have to tell people you are,

you aren’t.

Learning how to be still,

to really be still and

let life happen

that

stillness becomes a radiance.

I don't like that man.

I must get to know him better.

Don’t follow the path.

Go where there is no path and begin the trail.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

In every society some,

men are born to rule,

and some to advise.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

I was only trying to do what I thought was right,

according to my upbringing and my heart.

Stay focused,

and don’t let pressure get to you.

It ain’t over till it’s over.

My first day in Chicago,

September 4 1983,

I set foot in this city,

and just walking down the street,

it was like roots,

like the motherland.

I knew I belonged here.

That’s one small step for man,

one giant leap for mankind.

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

In all my lectures,

I have taught one doctrine,

namely,

the infinitude of the private man.

Faith is to believe what you do not see;

the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

We owe them a debt we can never repay.

If ever time should come,

when vain and aspiring men shall possess

the highest seats in government,

our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots.