"During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches."

-- Kate Smith

#America Quotes #Presidential Quotes #Speech Quotes

“If a single one of these gentlemen is correct, if a believer of any type is right, the essential truth for man, the real drama of life, in comparison with which the secular story of the race, is a puppet-show and the unfolding of the universe is a triviality, is the dialogue of the immortal soul and the eternal God. Yet it seems that there is nothing in the world so hard to discover as this. The theory refutes itself.”

Source : "The Psychology of Religion". Book by Joseph McCabe, 1927.
“You're in the arms of the Angels; may you find some comfort here.”
“You are always too late with a development if you are so slow that people demand it before you yourself recognize it. The research department should have foreseen what was necessary and had it ready to a point where people never knew they wanted it until it was made available to them.”
“Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values.”
“To get what you want, STOP doing what isn't working.”
“Every atom in me feels composed of lead. This is what dying is: a pull to the ground.”
“I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where we need to address some issues he seems to have. He's had good marathon coaches - both Brad Hudson and me. He's figured out the fueling. He's got this incredible aerobic engine. But something's still wrong.”

Source : Interview with Amby Burfoot, www.runnersworld.com. April 8, 2012.
“[John] Ruskin believed that everyone had visual as well as verbal capacities that needed to be developed in order to become a complete human being, and that the apprehension of truth depended on the power of observation.”

Source : "The Global Search for Education: Art in Education" by C. M. Rubin, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 24, 2012.

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