"Now if you should hear any one say that Lincoln don't [sic] want to go to Congress, I wish you as a personal friend of mine, wouldtell him that you have reason to believe he is mistaken."

-- Abraham Lincoln

#Believe Quotes #Wish Quotes #Politics Quotes

“Heather Lende's small town is populated with big hearts--she finds them on the beach, walking her granddaughters, in the stories of ordinary peoples' lives, and knits them into unforgettable tales. Find the Good is a treasure.”
“In 1991, the latest year figures are available, most Americans, across all age groups, disapproved when asked the question: 'Everything considered, would you say that you approve or disapprove of wiretapping?' Some 67% of all 18-20 year olds gave the thumbs down, as did 68% of the Gen-X crowd...Boomers disapproved of wiretapping almost 3-to-1 while 67% of those 50 and over disapproved.”
“I HATED the Salinger story. It took me days to go through it, gingerly, a page at a time, and blushing with embarrassment for him every ridiculous sentence of the way. How can they let him do it?”
“The irreversibility of time is the mechanism that brings order out of chaos.”
“I wish to call on you to join hands in the building of a world in which less people will be forced to flee, and in which refugees are protected until they can safely return home one day.”
“It kills me how these days everyone has clinical justification for their strangeness.”

Source : Miguel Syjuco (2010). “Ilustrado: A Novel”, p.28, Macmillan
“Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters.”

Source : Lal Bahadur Shastri (1966). “Shastri memorial souvenir”
“Theres beauty everywhere. There are amazing things happening everywhere, you just have to be able to open your eyes and witness it. Some days, thats harder than others.”

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