"He sprang from the grass roots of the country clubs of America."

-- Alice Roosevelt Longworth

#Country Quotes #Government Quotes #Roots Quotes

“I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us.”
“Men ruin themselves headlong for unworthy women.”
“I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did.”
“The strongest common bond between the genders is the universally acknowledged truth that both men and women are unhappy with their hair.”
“One or two of the trips were a bit scary. Soldiers had me at gun point on one trip, locked me in my van all night and escorted me in and out of buildings when I wanted to wash.”
“I am Patrick, yes a sinner and indeed untaught; yet I am established here in Ireland where I profess myself bishop. I am certain in my heart that 'all that I am,' I have received from God. So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.”

Source : "Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus". Translated by John Skinner, www.ancienttexts.org.
“Too many people are confusing charisma with autocrat, fat cat. So I think we have to be a little more sophisticated when we hold up or tear down these stereotypes. Whether we call it charisma or not, a leader cannot be self-effacing to the point of being wimpy.”

Source : Source: www.strategy-business.com
“We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.”

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