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Quote by Robert Frost
I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power. – Robert Frost

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The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother’s always a Democrat. – Robert Frost

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Always fall in with what youre asked to accept. Take what is given, and make it over your way. My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatevers going. Not against: with. – Robert Frost

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Life
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Never in our countrys history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact, as of the writing of this column, millions of people along the Gulf Coast have been displaced from their homes in a period of only five days. – Jo Bonner

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Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe. – Susan Sontag

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Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. Has any act of selfishness ever equaled the carnage perpetrated by disciples of altruism? – Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Confucius

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