"The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government."

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Source : James K. Polk's Inaugural Address, avalon.law.yale.edu. March 4, 1845.

James K. Polk

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“Why kick the man downstream who can't put the parts together because the parts really weren't designed properly?”
“Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, doubtless two of the most exquisitely adolescent of fictions.”

Source : Nancy Mairs (1994). “Voice Lessons: On Becoming a (woman) Writer”, Beacon Press (MA)
“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.. Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary."”
“Self-possession is the backbone of authority.”
“I would never lay down a pre-programmed set and perform to a pre-mixed CD; I would never cheat my fans like that.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Thatâ€™s the thing about change. It can be gradual. Slow and almost unnoticeable. Or it can be sudden, and you donâ€™t even know how you couldâ€™ve been any other way.”
“I consider him Stalin one of the greatest persons in the history of mankind. In the history of Russia he was, in my opinion, even greater than Lenin. Until Stalin's death I was anti-Stalinist, but I always regarded him as a brilliant personality.”

Source : Interview with Gennadiy Petrov, November 05, 2006.
“We shall always keep a spare corner in our heads to give passing hospitality to our friends' opinion.”

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