"In the early West, law and politics were parallel roads to usefulness as well as distinction."

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Source : John George Nicolay (1922). “A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln: Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: a History ...”, p.183, Library of Alexandria

John George Nicolay

#Law Quotes #West Quotes #Distinction Quotes

“Ideas are not important in China â€“ execution is”
“Our journeys to the stars will be made on spaceships created by determined, hardworking scientists and engineers applying the principles of science, not aboard flying saucers piloted by little gray aliens from some other dimension.”
“I'm following my dreams and doing what I love as a designer. I did not want to be one of those kids with a famous last name that doesn't do anything. That is very unfulfilling to me and I'm very happy.”
“At the end of the day, honoring God leads to good things. Anything else leads to confusion, emotional exhaustion and a lack of good things.”
“Vanity is so superficial. It doesn't provide the grounds for progress.”

Source : "Inhabiting Shabazz Palaces". Interview with Aly Comingore, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 29, 2014.
“The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways: the point, however, is to change it.”
“Like most women, I remember my first drink in tender minutiae.”

Source : Koren Zailckas (2006). “Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood”, p.12, Penguin
“You have to chase your dreams, no matter what. The impossible just takes a little longer. One stroke at a time, one step at a time, the impossible is easy to achieve.”

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