"If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves."

-- Lyndon B. Johnson

#Government Quotes #Presidential Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Think now and then that there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you.”
“My first obligation is my job. It's very hard to really get into campaign mode when you've got to focus on doing the work.”
“It is important to stress: Africa is also a victim of the September 11 attacks.”
“When I'm doing my best is when I'm completely focused... You completely wipe off any thoughts of the future, there's nothing going on in the past, you're just completely locked in on the moment, and there's no thinking, you're zoned in on this moment in time.”
“Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.”
“Everything must come from the heart, must be lived.”
“Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect.”
“A man is born into this world with only a tiny spark of goodness in him. The spark is God, it is the soul; the rest is ugliness and evil, a shell. The spark must be guarded like a treasure, it must be nurtured, it must be fanned into flame. It must learn to seek out other sparks, it must dominate the shell. Anything can be a shell, Reuven. Anything. Indifference, laziness, brutality, and genius. Yes, even a great mind can be a shell and choke the spark.”

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