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Quote by Frederick Douglass
We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the p

We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future. – Frederick Douglass

Other quotes by Frederick Douglass

It is not light that we need, but fire it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. – Frederick Douglass

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A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it. – Frederick Douglass

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We must depend upon the Boy Scout Movement to produce the MEN of the future. – Daniel Carter Beard

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Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more if future fortunes were known before! – John Dryden

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Future

A lost election can have the jolt of a drop through the gallows door, leading to a dark night of the soul in which the future presses down like a cloud that will never lift. – James Wolcott

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Future

In a time of tight budgets, difficult choices have to be made. We must make sure our very limited resources are spent on priorities. I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our childrens classrooms and in their future. – Bob Riley

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Future

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Yeah, well, food is always a part of everything. – Lisa Loeb

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We have time, theres no big rush. – Jimi Hendrix

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I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I feel the same now. I get nervous, then its fine. – Matthew Macfadyen

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I like so much wearing heels, legs look so much better, everything looks better. But its only recently Ive had the courage to do that. – Blanka Vlasic

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