Quote by John Burns
You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars

You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars. I want you to have clean tongues, clean manners, clean morals and clean characters. – John Burns

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I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves. – John Burns

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Sympathy
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In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their moral courage, administrative ability, and their political prescience. – John Burns

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Courage
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. – William Arthur Ward

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Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day – like writing a poem or saying a prayer. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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I didnt wake up one morning and not be in the Replacements. Were all that forever, and Ive just grown older. I mean, I havent lost anything. Ive gained a few things. – Paul Westerberg

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Talking from morning to night about sex has helped my skiing, because I talk about movement, about looking good, about taking risks. – Ruth Westheimer

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