"When Arthur Schlesinger Sr. pioneered the 'presidential greatness poll' in 1948, the top five were Lincoln, Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Jefferson. Only Wilson appears to be seriously fading, probably because his support for the World War I-era Sedition Act now seems outrageous; in this analogy, Woodrow is like the Doors and the Sedition Act is Oliver Stone."

-- Chuck Klosterman

#War Quotes #Greatness Quotes #Doors Quotes

“If you have a certain point of view and reasons that you think are valid, then whether it's pro or anti, you can only and should only express those views you honestly hold.”
“Each of us face a moment in our lives called 'the breakdown moment.' This is the time when you must stand toe to toe, eyeball to eyeball, with the very thing you have tried desperately to avoid. In that moment, when there is nothing standing between you and the thing you fear the most, you will be forced to step into your greatness, because that is what life is demanding of you.”

Source : FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Feb 08, 2014
“Political parties serve to keep each other in check, one keenly watching the other.”
“Bill Walton is incredible. If you drop a toothpick on his foot, he'll have a stress fracture.”
“People are trying to live freely outside of, or within a system that maybe for them on a day-to-day level isn't as free... I definitely think we're positively orientated.”
“No matter the severity of suffering we experience in this life, it will always be less that what we have deserved for our sins”
“When I buy cookies I eat just four and throw the rest away. But first I spray them with Raid so I won't dig them out of the garbage later. Be careful, though, because Raid really doesn't taste that bad.”
“Once in awhile you have a thought, and you rhyme it.”

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