"Whatever may be the temporary applause of men, or the expressions of public opinion, it may be asserted without fear of contradiction, that no true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind."

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Source : Charles Sumner (1850). “Orations and Speeches [1845-1850]”, p.332

Charles Sumner

#Men Quotes #Expression Quotes #Public Opinion Quotes

“And right action is freedom From past and future also.”
“The most dangerous silence is noise; noise keeps us from hearing what we need to hear or from speaking what we need to speak.”
“Funny thing about Americans. They are the first to adopt weird lifestyles and radical views but they are the most conservative race on earth.”

Source : "The Joke's Over". Book by Ralph Steadman, 2006.
“I think it should be ambitious and good music does deal with life and art and all these wonderful things.”
“The role you've been ascribed in childhood can twist or break apart or seem outgrown, especially when you have your own family and begin to see your own childhood from a different angle. You remember. You reassess. I think that was the kernel of the novel for me. This idea that you change but that your family, the people you were born into, might find that change hard to accept. You no longer fit the mold you've always been ascribed. When the adult children in the book converge back on their small family home there's a sense that they don't fit there anymore.”
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
“Leaders are like gardeners ... As leaders we are not only responsible for harvesting our own success but for cultivating the success of the next generation.”

Source : Susan Collins (1996). “Our Children Are Watching: Ten Skills for Leading the Next Generation to Success”, Barrytown/ Station Hill Press
“All I want is to have my peace of mind”

Source : "Song: Peace of Mind (Boston)". April 1977.

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