"Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice."

-- Stephen Ambrose

#Character Quotes #Rocks Quotes #Choices Quotes

“we certainly do not want to abolish power, that would be abolishing life itself, but we need a new orientation toward it.”
“The crossroads of trade are the meeting place of ideas, the attrition ground of rival customs and beliefs; diversities beget conflict, comparison, thought; superstitions cancel one another, and reason begins.”
“I purposely try to hire people who are really self-motivated and good at what they do, and then I just leave them alone.”
“One of the marvels of personality is its resistance to prediction. One man's paralyzing trauma is another man's invitation to take control of his life; one woman's grounds for insanity is another woman's ground to a dramatic shaping of self.”
“Sometimes you have to get rid of something that's good, and tinker with something that's better.”
“Libya is a good example of a country that has come to a realization that weapons of mass destruction threaten more than assure, and I hope that will be followed by others.”
“For the past 50 years, we've been fishing the seas like we clear-cut forests. It's hard to overstate the destruction. Ninety percent of large fish, the ones we love - the tunas, the halibuts, the salmons, swordfish - they've collapsed.”
“Life hath set No landmarks before us.”

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