Sarah Knowles Bolton famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Forget the past and live the present hour.
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Be glad today. Tomorrow may bring tears. Be brave today. The darkest night will pass.
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I like the man, who faces what he must, with steps triumphant and a heart of cheer; who fights the daily battle without fear.
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Heroic deeds, to use whatever dower Heaven has bestowed, to test our utmost power.
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Forget the past and live in the present hour. Now is the time to work, the time to fill The soul with noblest thoughts, the time to will.
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He alone is great Who by a life heroic conquers fate.
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The perfume of natures does not usually come forth without bruising.
-- Sarah Knowles Bolton
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Make no mistake about it, you are dumb. You're a group of incredibly, well-educated dumb people. I was there. We all were there. You're barely functional. There are some screw-ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw-ups, but the screw-ups, they're a-coming for ya. It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
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The result of the revolution in Germany has been to establish a democracy in the best sense of the word. We are steering towards an order of things guaranteeing a process of a natural and reasonable selection in the domain of political leadership, thanks to which that leadership will be entrusted to the most competent, irrespective of their descent, name or fortune. The memorable words of the great Corsican that every soldier carries a Field Marshal's baton in his knapsack, will find its political complement in Germany.
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Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.
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I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.
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In the past, I used to counter any such notions by asking myself: 'Would you really want President Hattersley?' I now find that possibility rather cheers me up. With his chubby, Dickensian features and his knowledge of T.H. Green and other harmless leftish political classics, Hattersley might not be such a bad thing after all.
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If you don't have a vision for the future, then your future is threatened to be a repeat of the past.
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Through all the relationship stuff I've gone through in the past few years, I know there are fundamental differences in how men and women view sex and how they view their futures.
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The one word you should forget when you start a new project is the word 'I' - you need to replace that word 'I' with the idea of 'everybody else.
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What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?
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