"[Benjamin] Franklin may be a great philosopher, [John Adams] told his diary in 1779, but "as a Legislator in America he has done very little.""

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Source : Source: www.theimaginativeconservative.org

Gordon S. Wood

#America Quotes #Diaries Quotes #Done Quotes

“Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.”
“True fragrance speaks for itself. It does not require to be pointed out by the bearer.”
“First off, LARDASS, you neglected to include a sign-off, forcing me to create one for you. I tried to create one that captured the spirit and tone of your letter, and I think I did pretty well.Â []Â Â I am thoroughly annoyed at having my tame statements of fact-being heavy is a health risk; rolls of exposed flesh are unsightly-characterized as â€œhate speech.â€Â ”
“You'll have days of complete lack of faith in your abilities. But you have to keep coming back. That's when you know you're a writer - when you take the failures and appear at the desk again, over and over again.”

Source : Ray Romano (1999). “Everything and a Kite”, Bantam
“I didn’t even know I could write music, but somehow Walt did. He tapped my hidden talents.”
“Attitude is attitude, whether you're a West Coast gangster or East Coast gangster, you know?”
“The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”
“When a person finds themselves predisposed to complaining about how little they are regarded by others, let them reflect how little they have contributed to the happiness of others.”

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