"In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant... He doesn't have to be clever; you can hire clever... You can hire pragmatic, and you can buy and bring in policy wonks. But you cant buy courage and decency, you cant rent a strong moral sense. A president must bring those things with him. He needs to have, in that much maligned word, but a good one nonetheless, a vision of the future he wishes to create.. But a vision is worth little if a president doesn't have the character - the courage and heart - to see it through."

-- Peggy Noonan

#Courage Quotes #Strong Quotes #Clever Quotes

“This self-congratulatory notion Americans have that their country is Number One is borne of ignorance and bad manners.”
“Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know.”

Source : Leo Tolstoy (2010). “A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se”, p.88, Simon and Schuster
“President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.”
“I do love playing games, but once I have a girlfriend, she will be my princess.”
“My fans are the best fans, because they're charming, they're sweet and they're super intelligent. Thank you guys so much!”
“The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week.”

Source : "Pulp" by Imogen Tilden, www.theguardian.com. October 22, 2001.
“The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.”
“He was better than any drug, any remedy for her illness.”

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