"When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it."

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Source : "Nation: Madam Candidate", content.time.com. February 7, 1964.

Margaret Chase Smith

#Encouragement Quotes #People Quotes #Trying Quotes

“It is not depravity that afflicts the human race so much as a general lack of intelligence.”
“We are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.”
“Your brand is formed primarily, not by what your company says about itself, but what the company does.”
“In life, it's not the genetic guy who wins or the guy with the most potential who wins; it's the person with the greatest perseverance who wins. Always be willing to get up and go at it again and again. That's the guy who has his hands raised later in life. That's the guy you guys need to be.”
“Although abortion has been legal nationwide for more than a quarter century, access remains difficult for many women.”
“You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him.”
“You don't want me to feel obligated? Well, I'm sorry, Lily. I am here because I feel obligated." He brought her hand to his chest, pressing her palm flat against his rapidly thumping pulse. "I'm obligated by my heart. It's decided you're essential to my existence, you see. And it's threatening to go out on labor strike if I don't make you mine this very day. So yes. I am here on bended knee, acting from a deep, undeniable sense of obligation. I am, quite simply, yours." He swallowed hard. "If you'll have me.”
“Sending you sincere condolences and the wish that the passing of time eases your sorrow.”

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