"To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation."

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Source : "The World's Great Speeches" edited by Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, and Stephen J. McKenna, 1999.

Adlai E. Stevenson

#Men Quotes #Tests Quotes #Circumstances Quotes

“There's a point in everyone's career where they're not going to be playing as well as they should be. You just have to keep you confidence and not hang your head and realize that you're going to figure it out and that you're going to get better and that you're going to learn. Learn from all your mistakes.”
“Half of Google's revenue comes from selling text-based ads that are placed near search results and are related to the topic of the search. Another half of its revenues come from licensing its search technology to companies like Yahoo.”
“If there was a Harlem Globetrotters of rugby league, heâ€™d be in it.”
“The collection of photographs is a statement about the relationship of my camera and me.”
“Whether we athletes liked it or not, the 4-minute mile had become rather like an Everest: a challenge to the human spirit, it was a barrier that seemed to defy all attempts to break it, an irksome reminder that men's striving might be in vain.”
“Just because youre of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.”
“For what people have always sought is equality before the law. For rights that were not open to all alike would be no rights.”
“I think it would be great to be a cat! You come and go as you please. People always feed and pet you. They don't expect much of you. You can play with them, and when you've had enough, you go away. You can pick and choose who you want to be around. You can't ask for more than that.”

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