"Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers would be lulled into complacence by the accidental rise of a Franklin or a Washington. Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion."

-- Daniel J. Boorstin

#Character Quotes #Men Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.”
“If you cannot convince a Fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement.”
“I felt sorry for the match ball - it came off the pitch crying.”
“Henry shook his head, 'I was drunk,' he said, trying to sound both ashamed and firm in this belief. He remembered the rosebush incident very clearly, of course, but he knew that sneaking into the bedroom window of his fiancee's little sister wasn't something he wanted to explain to his father. Sometimes, Henry reflected, being taken for a perpetual drunk was sort of convenient.”
“I do like to dress up. I am shapely, everything about me is real and I can rap.”
“I'm not sure if a grinning Irish guy who is speechless for 45 seconds is going to make good TV.”
“Oft morning dreams presage approaching fate, For morning dreams, as poets tell, are true.”
“Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.”

Source : "Fictional character: Dudley". "The Bishop's Wife", www.imdb.com. 1947.

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