"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand."

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Source : Harry S. Truman (1967). “The Quotable Harry S. Truman”, Anderson, S.C. : Droke House, distributed by Grosset & Dunlap

Harry S. Truman

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“Indians mock their corrupt politicians relentlessly, but they regard their honest politicians with silent suspicion. The first thing they do when they hear of a supposedly 'clean' politician is to grin. It is a cliche that honest politicians in India tend to have dishonest sons, who collect money from people seeking an audience with Dad.”

Source : "Indians' worst fear: the honest politician". www.theguardian.com. July 30, 2008.
“You know, in the oath that brand-new citizens take, it contains six different references to 'the law.' If it's good enough for us to ask brand-new citizens to affirm their devotion to the law, is it too much to ask that the president do the same?”
“Eric Roberts, for all the criticism he gets, is at least having fun with the script. His decision to devour large swaths of scenery locate him firmly in the tradition of Graham Crowden and Joseph Furst. Which is to say that he's not destined for fan acclaim, but he's easy to like if you're of the mind to.”
“I think I think I am Superwoman sometimes but I am not.”
“To hell with them. Nothing hurts if you don't let it.”

Source : Paula McLain (2011). “The Paris Wife: A Novel”, p.286, Ballantine Books
“Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship - and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.”
“I close my eyes, hoping to slip into the same dream again, but then that never happens, does it?”

Source : L. A. Meyer (2010). “Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West”, p.486, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“when there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants.”

Source : Ellen Wittlinger (2012). “Blind Faith”, p.70, Simon and Schuster

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