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In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, read more
In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history.
Fear is met and destroyed with courage.
Fear is met and destroyed with courage.
The fear of being wrong is the prime inhibitor of the creative process.
The fear of being wrong is the prime inhibitor of the creative process.
A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.
A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.
We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.
We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.
Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure.
Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure.
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end read more
There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.
I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis, and I don't deserve that, either.
I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis, and I don't deserve that, either.