He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold. – Baltasar Gracián, translated from Spanish Category: Boldness
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly. – Theodore Roosevelt Category: Boldness
Although your knowledge is weak and small, you need not be silent: since you cannot be judges be at least witnesses. – Franz Grillparzer Category: Knowledge
I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman. – John Adams Category: Politics
The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics – just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. – Eric Alterman Category: Politics
I loved to get all dusty and ride horses and plant potatoes and cotton. – Dorothy Malone Category: gardening