"Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of all is elected by a minority of the votes."

-- David Herbert Donald

#Minorities Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Vote Quotes

“The way to maximize production is to maximize the incentives to production. And the way to do that, as the modern world has discovered, is through the system known as capitalism - the system of private property, free markets, and free enterprise.”
“The excuses we make to ourselves when we want to do something are excellent material for soliloquies, for they are rarely made except when we are alone, and are very often made aloud.”
“The advantage of the cauliflower is that if all else fails, you can always cover it with melted cheese and eat it.”

Source : William E. Simon, Gerald R. Ford, George P. Shultz, John M. Caher (2013). “A Time for Reflection: An Autobiography”, p.198, Regnery Publishing
“You are an explorer. You understand that every time you go into the studio, you are after something that does not yet exist.”
“The McGovern/McCarthy type candidacies have disappointed too many people, because of a disillusionment with the candidates themselves.”
“Half a loaf is better than no bread.”
“Those who were on the inside, the majority that is, for them it had been hard to get his point, mostly they were just pleased that they were on the inside, that they were the fittest. For those on the outside, the fear and abandonment amounts to almost everything; everybody knows that. Understanding is something one does best when one is on the borderline.”
“My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. He's actually more of a feminist than I am.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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