William H. Hastie famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

History informs us of past mistakes from which we can learn without repeating them. It also inspires us and gives confidence and hope bred of victories already won.
-- William H. Hastie

#Mistake #Past #Giving
It is not a persuasive argument that an evil should continue because it has existed in the past.
-- William H. Hastie

#Past #Evil #Justice
You have to be there at the right time and you've got to be equipped.
-- William H. Hastie

#Right Time
Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can be easily lost, but is never finally won.
-- William H. Hastie

#Democracy #Becoming #Process
There is no simplistic approach to worthwhile achievement in human affairs.
-- William H. Hastie

#Inspiration #Achievement #Affair
Difficulty need not foreshadow despair or defeat. Rather achievement can be all the more satisfying because of obstacles surmounted.
-- William H. Hastie

#Achievement #Despair #Needs
Strategic planning for the future is the most hopeful indication of our increasing social intelligence.
-- William H. Hastie

#Hopeful #Planning #Social

Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.
God requires no person to spend his or her life reiterating the gospel to people who will not receive it. He wants everyone to have an opportunity to hear. Then He would have us move on to other areas. The mistake of the church has been that she sits down to convert all the people in one country to the neglect of the great masses who have never had the chance to hear the gospel - not even once!
One of the biggest mistakes companies make is brute force lead generation - "give me more leads!" -when they don't understand that not all leads are the same.
Michael Jackson has an anti-Semitic streak, and hasn't learned from his past mistakes. It seems every time he has a problem in his life, he blames it on Jews.
Any city may have one period of magnificence, like Boston or New Orleans or San Francisco, but it takes a real one to keep renewing itself until the past is perennially forgotten.
How aware were photographers in the past of other visual arts? "No photographer of any distinction at all could approach his work without some awareness of what was going on in other visual media, and for that matter neither the painter nor the draughtsman could ignore photography."
A diary need not be a dreary chronicle of one's movements; it should aim rather at giving salient account of some particular episode, a walk, a book, a conversation.
The Lord has different names according to His different activities. For example, His name is MadhusÃ¼dana because He killed the demon of the name Madhu; His name is Govinda because He gives pleasure to the cows and to the senses
If a boxer ever went as crazy as Nijinsky all the wowsers in the world would be screaming 'punch-drunk.' Well, who hit Nijinsky? And why isn't there a campaign against ballet? It gives girls thick legs
I am a big admirer of Sachin and his personality. He is a source of inspiration for the country and just looking at his photographs gives a lot of positive vibes.

William H. Hastie famous quotes

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