Quote by John Burns
In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who

In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their moral courage, administrative ability, and their political prescience. – John Burns

Other quotes by John Burns

You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars. I want you to have clean tongues, clean manners, clean morals and clean characters. – John Burns

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I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves. – John Burns

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Courage is a kind of salvation. – Plato

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Hes nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make it. Lacking the courage of ones nastiness does not make one nice. – Michael Kinsley

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Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. – Steve Jobs

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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that. – Saint Teresa of Avila

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I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander. – Isaac Asimov

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Life is a school where you learn how to remember what your soul already knows. – Author Unknown

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Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. – Anita Brookner

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A great part of life consists in contemplating what we cannot cure. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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