"Critics say that America is a lie because its reality falls so far short of its ideals. They are wrong. America is not a lie; it is a disappointment. But it can be a disappointment only because it is also a hope."

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Source : Samuel P. Huntington (1981). “American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony”, p.262, Harvard University Press

Samuel P. Huntington

#Disappointment Quotes #Lying Quotes #Fall Quotes

“Yes,â€ Howie said solemnly. â€œI can teach you how to be more â€˜streetâ€™â€. â€œFor Godâ€™s sakeâ€¦â€ â€œOr is it â€˜urbanâ€™? I canâ€™t remember. Anyway, I can teach you, grasshopper. Or hip-hopper.”
“I have no inhibitions about smoking or drinking, but I think too much of my voice to place it in jeopardy. I have spent many good years in training and cultivating it, and I would be foolish to do anything which might impair or ruin it.”
“Inside every lump of coal there's a diamond waiting to get out.”
“What do we care, if the world is a joke? We'll give it a big kiss, we'll give it a poke. Death wears a big hat cause he's a big bloke.”
“Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.”
“Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.”
“I'm never afraid to try something if I think it's funny. And I know I'll regret it if I don't.”
“Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get.”

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