"If a man . . . would shake and not be shaken, grip and not be gripped, taking care always to squeeze the hand of his adversary as hard as it squeezed him, then he suffered no inconvenience from it."

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Source : Polk, James K. (1910). “The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849, now first printed from the original manuscript in the collections of the Chicago historical society; Volume 4”, p.264, Best Books on

James K. Polk

#Men Quotes #Hands Quotes #Political Quotes

“First there was just my home. Now I have to deal with the whole world.”
“I know there are people, if I go into a market or a city for the first time, there are people that are there that just want to see the famous person, or the guy from 'Dumb and Dumber' or whatever movie they liked. And that's fine, it gets them in the door, but then it's my job to give them something different.”
“The worship of convention has never yet led to astonishment and a joyous leap in human potential.”

Source : Tama J. Kieves (2004). “This Time I Dance!: Trusting the Journey of Creating the Work You Love”, Tarcher
“If you donâ€™t get excited about the gospel, youâ€™ve never really grasped what itâ€™s telling you.”
“Looking at the championship-winning quarterbacks, Edwards remembered their particular talents: Gary Sheide: The image of Joe Namath. He even had Joe's number. Had just a great feel and touch for the game. A great athlete who could play all the sports. He was more of a streak guy than any of them. He could miss two or three passes and then get hot and hit ten straight. He was the one who got it all started.”
“A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.”
“Love without trust. The difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul”

Source : Kay Hooper (2016). “What Dreams May Come”, p.54, Loveswept
“Your goal should be out of reach but not out of sight.”

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