"It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes."

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Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Andrew Jackson

#Powerful Quotes #Selfish Quotes #Patriotic Quotes

“"I want you to spend the night," you said. And it was definitely your phrasing that ensured it. If you had said, "Let's have sex," or "Let's go to my place," or even "I really want you," I'm not sure we would have gone quite as far as we did. But I loved the notion that the night was mine to spend, and I immediately decided to spend it with you.”
“Middle age, my boy. No memory at all.”
“It's hard to have anything isn't it? Rare to get it, hard to keep it. This is a damn slippery planet.”
“What matters isn't how well you play when you're playing well. What matters is how well you play when you're playing badly.”
“I should think you could be gladder on Monday mornin' than any other day in the week, because 'twould be a whole week before you'd have another one!”

Source : Eleanor Porter (2003). “Pollyanna”, ePenguin
“I attempted to fish in Scotland and I managed to hook a dog. It was a horrible moment but the dog turned out to be fine.”
“I find that when I've seen a certain number of people my mind becomes like an old match box -- the part one strikes on, I mean.”
“If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith. If 'Wait', He is increasing your patience. If 'No', He has something better for you.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 06, 2014

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