"Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public."

-- George McGovern

#Faith Quotes #Confidence Quotes #Political Quotes

“Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don't decorate my locker,...”
“I will stay in my bed!”
“Versatility is one of the few human traits which are universally intolerable. You may be good at Greek and good at painting and be popular. You may be good at Greek and good at sport, and be wildly popular. But try all three and youâ€™re a mountebank. Nothing arouses suspicion quicker than genuine, all-round proficiency.”
“A woman must combine the role of mother, wife and politician.”
“Provide of thine own, to have all things at hand; Less work and the workman, unoccupied, stand. Make dry over-head both hovel and shack. Wash sheep (for the better) where water doth run; Let him go cleanly, and dry in the sun. Thy houses and and barns would be looked upon; And all things a[...]ed, ere harvest come on. At midsummer, down with the brambles and brakes; And after, abroad, with thy forks and thy rakes; Set movers a mowing, where meadow is grown; The longer now standing, the worse to be mown.”
“You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do it.”
“This is really the common mentality of prisoners: they read with great attention all the articles that deal with illnesses and send away for treatises and "be your own doctor" or "emergency treatments" and end up by discovering that they have at least 300 or 400 illnesses, whose symptoms they are experiencing.”
“If you're writing a screenplay, you need to be prepared to let go: there's a good chance the words you write aren't going to be the ones that end up on screen.”

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