Quote by John Adams
Old minds are like old horses you must exercise them if you wish t

Old minds are like old horses you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. – John Adams

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Because power corrupts, societys demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. – John Adams

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I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth. – John Adams

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Age considers youth ventures. – Rabindranath Tagore

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But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think Im very representative of many of the thought processes my generation have been through and, by and large, people of my age have had their imprint planted on the consciousness of western society for a long time. – Tom Hanks

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I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow womens rules. – Joan Jett

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To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with us. – William Hazlitt

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Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments intelligence perfected is the faculty of making and using unorganized instruments. – Henri Bergson

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In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. – Chinese Proverb

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Age is not all decay it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. – George MacDonald

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