Quote by George Washington
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. – George Washington

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In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and diligence. – George Washington

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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience. – George Washington

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I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours. – John F. Kennedy

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Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser – in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. – Abraham Lincoln

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Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive. – Theodore Roosevelt

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Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise. – Henry A. Wallace

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All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it. – George Bernard Shaw

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The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once youre a teenager youve probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as youre going to. – Andrew Shue

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My government, you can be assured, will be less focused on personalities. It is about treating people with respect. I think complaining about the community not being able to see the wisdom of our ideas is the wrong approach. – Jay Weatherill

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