Quote by George Washington
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. - George

I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. – George Washington

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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. – George Washington

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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. – George Washington

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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation. – George Washington

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Modern cynics and skeptics… see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing. – John F. Kennedy

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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once. – Calvin Coolidge

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The important thing today is not what we say of Lincoln but what Lincoln would say of us if he were here in this hour and could note the drift and tendency in American life and American politics. – Stephen Samuel Wise

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He showed that fame may be won and what services be rendered by a plain son of the people unaided by any gifts of fortune. – James Bryce

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From my earliest days I had a passion for science. – Joseph Rotblat

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Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product. – Edward Steichen

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I love my mom and dad. – Taylor Momsen

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Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition. – John Portman

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