"The man who can look upon a crisis without being willing to offer himself upon the altar of his country is not for public trust."

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Source : Millard Fillmore (1970). “Millard Fillmore Papers”

Millard Fillmore

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“The problem with living so long is that we get used to it. We watch the mortals age and wither and die around us, watch the world change and decay...but no matter the hardship or the pain or the sorrow we suffer, we choose to continue living. Out of sheer habit, I think.”
“The Internet is no longer the kind of thing where only six guys in the world can build it. Now, you can write a couple of checks and get one of your own.”
“The measure of all love is its giving. The measure of the love of God is the cross of Christ.”
“Work is not a drag for me. I like to get here early, hang out, catch up with the boys. I'll go in the cage and hit, do my exercises. I try to keep it fun and find ways to enjoy it.”
“Missing someone has to be one of the worst human emotions. All the other feelings like anger and fear and horror get some much more airplay, as if their intensity gives them more value, but whereas those emotions come in violent bursts and are gone again, the gnawing ache of loss has to be simply endured. It's like background noise, it's always there, it never goes away. You just have to try to block it out, distract yourself, hope that tomorrow the hole they left behind has grown a little smaller.”
“In the sweet territory of silence we touch the mystery. It's the place of reflection and contemplation, and it's the place where we can connect with the deep knowing, to the deep wisdom way.”
“I like to think of myself as the running LT. I like to run up the middle and wear defenses down. It's more exciting in between the tackles.”
“Occasionally the impossible happens; this is a truism that accounts for much of what we call good luck; and also, bad.”

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