"When I need to stretch my legs, I can walk across the street to the museum and relax among the illustrations of Abraham Lincoln's life, too. In a way, it reflects the halves of Lincoln's own character - one all jokes and buffoonery, the other all high-minded seriousness. If he could absorb both into his personality, I think I can, too."

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Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Allen C. Guelzo

#Character Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Personality Quotes

“The problem is that the atmosphere does not yet exist in which honest police officers can act without fear of ridicule or reprisal from fellow officers.”

Source : "The Return of Frank Serpico". Frank Serpico's speech before the New York Knapp Commission on police corruption and other misconduct, www.villagevoice.com. October 1971.
“Before going back to college, i knew i didn't want to be an intellectual, spending my life in books and libraries without knowing what the hell is going on in the streets. Theory without practice is just as incomplete as practice without theory. The two have to go together.”
“Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.”

Source : Lawrence G. Lovasik (1999). “The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time”, p.124, Sophia Institute Press
“The American Dream is still alive and wellâ€¦ itâ€™s just no longer in the United States.”
“I might be a completely different kind of songwriter but I definitely think there are some things... I've taken pieces from different people that I've met and worked with along the way from the Killers experience, within the band and without.”
“The soul helps the body, and at certain moments raises it. It is the only bird that sustains its cage.”
“I had a lot of challenges losing the weight. I still haven't lost the weight yet and I don't plan on going back to the body I used to be at. I love my sexy curves!”
“The most valuable things in a life are a man's memories. And they are priceless.”

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