"I am sorry that the distinguished leader of the Republican Party in the House states that he is not versed in botany and publicly admits that he does not know anything of these terms or what it is all about; but, Mr. Chairman, it is indeed a sad day for the people of this country when we must close the doors of the laboratories doing research work for the people of the United States."

-- Fiorello H. La Guardia

#Country Quotes #Sorry Quotes #Party Quotes

“Something tells me my spit wouldn't mean as much to Corr as yours would." There's a long Pause before Sean speaks. He says, "Maybe not yet." Yet! I don't think I've ever heard such a fine word before.”
“The inspirational value of the space program is probably of far greater importance to education than any input of dollars... A whole generation is growing up which has been attracted to the hard disciplines of science and engineering by the romance of space.”
“Innovation needs to be nurtured throughout an organization. Management is doing things right, whereas leadership is doing the right things.”

Source : "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey, (p. 101), 1989.
“When it comes to leading people, there is no problem that is unique to you.”
“It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.”

Source : "Brendan Behan, Interviews and Recollections". Book by E. H. Mikhail, Vol. 2 (p. 186), 1982.
“Either the men of Galilee were men of superlative wisdom, and extensive knowledge and experience, and of deeper skill in the arts of deception than any and all others, before them or after them, or they have truly stated astonishing things which they saw and heard.”

Source : Simon Greenleaf (1847). “An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice: With an Account of the Trial of Jesus”, p.47
“The fruit of love's great tree is poverty; Whoever knows this knows humility.”
“Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?”

Source : Wallace Shawn (2009). “Essays”, p.28, Haymarket Books

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