"Was all of Stephen A. Douglas's promotion of 'popular sovereignty' a plausible device for getting him elected president? With his death in June, 1861, any possible answer to that question went to Douglas's grave with him."

--

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Allen C. Guelzo

#President Quotes #Promotion Quotes

“I believe that one of the characteristics of the human race, possibly the one that is primarily responsible for its course of evolution, is that it has grown by creatively responding to failure.”
“My directing is really weird. Everything is based on whether it's working or not. I don't try to fix something if it's not working, I'll just change it.”

Source : Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com
“That overflowing feeling became love. But I don't sing for Ren's sake. I sing for myself everyday.”
“As a woman, for example, I live and work very much like a man. I take a lot of things from the man's world and I have to do that if I want to survive modern life. Conversely, men have to take things from the woman's world to survive. It's a very beautiful thing that you have to mold your own gender nowadays. But it's a very stressful thing for us.”
“Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.”

Source : Epictetus, Sharon Lebell (2013). “The Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness”, p.4, Harper Collins
“I've discovered over the years that if my hair is all right, then generally speaking, so am I.”
“I remember Agassi playing Federer in Basel, Switzerland in 1998, and Andre was already saying at that time that Federer would be tough. Usually at the time players are 17, you can see if they will be great.”

Source : Interview with Nima Naderi, tennisconnected.com. April 8, 2010.
“I think racism is a terrible thing. I think we should all learn to hate each other on a individual basis.”

You may also like:

Abraham Lincoln
16th U.S. President
David Herbert Donald
Historian
George Meade
Officer commanding
J. G. Holland
Novelist
Michael Shaara
Writer
Stephen A. Douglas
Former U.S. Representative
Valerie Steele
Historian