"I am not, sir, in favor of cherishing the passion of conquest. I am permitted ... to indulge the hope of seeing, ere long, the new United States, (if you will allow me the expression,) embracing not only the old ...."

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Source : Henry Clay (1842). “Speeches of the Hon. Henry Clay, of the Congress of the United States”, p.24

Henry Clay

#Passion Quotes #Expression Quotes #Long Quotes

“I know for a fact that if there's a role which I am suited for, I'll be signed on. I'll never go begging.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Sex, without society as its landscape, has never been of much interest to fiction.”
“I'm pretty sure I'm not at war with myself.”

Source : "House passes GOP version of Violence Against Women Act renewal" by Kate Bolduan, www.cnn.com. May 16, 2012.
“I know how many days in which I have just answered e-mail, had three phone calls and a two hour lunch. Poof, gone. They are not infrequent.”
“What in the rising man was industry and economy, becomes in the rich man parsimony and avarice.”
“Nothing is more difficult and nothing requires more character than to find oneself in open opposition to ones time (and those one loves) and to say loudly: No!”
“Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.”

Source : Gil Scott-Heron (2011). “Now And Then”, p.69, Canongate Books
“I think it's often discussed that leaving the Euro is an option for Greece. I think this is really not an option.”

Source : CNBC Transcript: CNBC'S Chief International Correspondent Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Speaks With Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, www.cnbc.com. January 15, 2012.

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